World's oldest woman crowned in Japan
2 March Christian Post
The world's oldest woman was crowned on Wednesday in Japan. The 114
year old Japanese woman was officially recognized by the Guinness World
Records as the oldest female on the planet, and presented with an
official certificate to mark her achievement.
Misao Okawa, who is mid-way through her 12th decade, is a descendant
of kimono merchants in the city Osaka.She told reporters at the event
that she was "very happy" at receiving the honor and certificate from
the Guinness World Records.
She said, "I'm happy. I'm feeling good anyway.kawa was pictured at
the event sitting in a wheelchair surrounded by relatives, enjoying the
attention.She was born on March 5, 1898 and married in 1919.
Her family at consists of three children, including a son and
daughter who are still alive and well and at the moment in their 90s.
She also has four grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.Okawa
boasts about never having any major health problems in her 114 years,
although she admits that she broke her leg over a decade ago when she
was just 102 years old.
The ceremony took place after a 115 year old woman who was also from
Japan died near Tokyo in January. That woman had been officially
recognized as the world's oldest woman in December 2012, after the death
of a slightly older American woman who passed away at 115 years of age
towards the end of last year.
The world's current oldest living person, according to the Guinness
World Records, is also a Japanese man, who is currently 115 year old and
living in Kyoto.
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