“Japan’s Oldest Person, Aged 116, Passes Away in Osaka”
A 116-year-old woman named Fusa Tatsumi, recognized as Japan’s oldest person, passed away due to old age in Kashiwara, Osaka Prefecture, as reported by local media on Tuesday morning. Tatsumi, born on April 25, 1907, had been residing in a nursing home in Kashiwara and had been mostly bedridden in recent times.
Tatsumi became Japan’s oldest living person in April 2022, following the passing of a 119-year-old woman in Fukuoka, according to the Ministry of Health, Labor, and Welfare. As of January 2023, the world’s oldest living woman is Maria Branyas Morera in Spain, who is also 116 years old. She was born on March 4, 1907, according to Guinness World Records.
