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Misao Okawa of Japan named world's oldest woman at 114 | Misao Okawa of Japan named world's oldest woman at 114 |
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A 114-year-old Japanese woman born in the same year that radium was discovered has been recognised as the world's oldest woman by Guinness World Records. | A 114-year-old Japanese woman born in the same year that radium was discovered has been recognised as the world's oldest woman by Guinness World Records. |
Misao Okawa who was born to a clothing merchant in 1898 and now lives in the western city of Osaka, received a certificate acknowledging her status. | |
"Given everything, it's pretty good," she told a gathering at the nursing home where she lives. | |
Okawa married in 1919 and has three children, four grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. | Okawa married in 1919 and has three children, four grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. |
The award came as an early birthday present: she turns 115 on 5 March. | The award came as an early birthday present: she turns 115 on 5 March. |
According to Gerontology Research Group, 12 people born in the 19th century are still alive, 11 of them women. The world's oldest man is Jiroemon Kimura, a 115-year-old Japanese man living in Kyoto. |
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