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Japan's Centenarian Population Nears 100,000, 88% Are Women
The number of people aged 100 or older in Japan has hit a record high of nearly 100,000, with almost 90 percent of them women, ministry data showed on Friday.
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102-Year-Old Kokichi Akuzawa Just Became the Oldest Person to Climb Mount Fuji
"People who climb mountains, people who paint; if they can create something whole on that path, that's the most fulfilling thing," the Japanese world record holder said.
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World's Oldest Person, Who Travelled To India As Teen, Celebrates 116th Birthday
Ethel Caterham, who lives in a care home in Lightwater, Surrey, was born on August 21, 1909 and is the last living subject of Edward VII.
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Shigeko Kagawa Becomes Japan's Oldest Person At Age 114. Her Secret To Longevity Is...
Shigeko Kagawa, a 114-year-old retired physician, has become Japan's oldest living person, the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare announced.
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1 Dead After Fire Erupts In Iran's Largest Oil Refinery
A fire at Iran's oldest and largest refinery in the southwest killed one person, state media reported Sunday.
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British Great-Grandma Now Holds Record Of Being Oldest At 115
A British woman, Ethel Caterham, became the world's oldest person aged 115 on Thursday after the death of a Brazilian nun who had held the record, according to research groups.
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119-Year-Old Brazilian Woman Stakes Claim As World's Oldest Person
Two months away from what she says is her 120th birthday, Deolira Gliceria Pedro da Silva, a great-grandmother from the state of Rio de Janeiro in Brazil is rushing to be recognized as the world's oldest living person by the Guinness World Records.
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Japanese Woman, World's Oldest Person, Dies At 116
The world's oldest person, Japanese woman Tomiko Itooka, has died aged 116, the city where she lived, Ashiya, announced on Saturday.
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78-Year-Old Donald Trump Oldest Person To Be Elected US President
Donald Trump went from being a businessman, real estate tycoon and reality TV star to becoming the country's first former US President to be declared a convicted felon.
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116-Year-Old Japanese Mountaineer To Be Named World's Oldest Person
A 116-year-old Japanese woman who used to be a mountaineer is set to be named the world's oldest person by Guinness World Records, a research group said on Wednesday, following the death of a 117-year-old Spanish woman earlier this week.
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World's Oldest Person Dies At 117 In Spain: "She Never Went To Hospital"
The world's oldest person, Spain's Maria Branyas Morera, who was born in the United States and lived through two world wars, died Tuesday at the age of 117, her family said.
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World's Oldest Human, Born In 1900, Lives In Peru And Eats...
Peru's Andean mountains may hold the secret to longevity and the world's oldest ever person, if a new claim by state officials of a 124-year-old man born in 1900 are proven to be true.
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"No Worries, No Regrets": World's Oldest Person, 117, Shares Secret Of Her Long Life
Ms Morera fought off Covid-19 in 2020 after surviving both World Wars, the Spanish Civil War, and the Spanish Flu pandemic.
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World's Second Oldest Woman Aged 116 Dies After Eating Her Favourite Meal
Japan has one of the world's highest life expectancies and has been home to several people recognised as among the oldest humans to have ever lived.
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A 106-Year-Old Tattoo Artist Is Vogue's Oldest-Ever Cover Star
Vogue Philippines has unveiled the cover star for their April 2023 issue: 106-year-old traditional tattoo artist Apo Whang-Od. Also known as Maria Oggay, the Filipina centenarian will be the oldest person to grace the coveted cover of Vogue.
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Japan's Centenarian Population Nears 100,000, 88% Are Women
The number of people aged 100 or older in Japan has hit a record high of nearly 100,000, with almost 90 percent of them women, ministry data showed on Friday.
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102-Year-Old Kokichi Akuzawa Just Became the Oldest Person to Climb Mount Fuji
"People who climb mountains, people who paint; if they can create something whole on that path, that's the most fulfilling thing," the Japanese world record holder said.
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World's Oldest Person, Who Travelled To India As Teen, Celebrates 116th Birthday
Ethel Caterham, who lives in a care home in Lightwater, Surrey, was born on August 21, 1909 and is the last living subject of Edward VII.
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Shigeko Kagawa Becomes Japan's Oldest Person At Age 114. Her Secret To Longevity Is...
Shigeko Kagawa, a 114-year-old retired physician, has become Japan's oldest living person, the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare announced.
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1 Dead After Fire Erupts In Iran's Largest Oil Refinery
A fire at Iran's oldest and largest refinery in the southwest killed one person, state media reported Sunday.
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British Great-Grandma Now Holds Record Of Being Oldest At 115
A British woman, Ethel Caterham, became the world's oldest person aged 115 on Thursday after the death of a Brazilian nun who had held the record, according to research groups.
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119-Year-Old Brazilian Woman Stakes Claim As World's Oldest Person
Two months away from what she says is her 120th birthday, Deolira Gliceria Pedro da Silva, a great-grandmother from the state of Rio de Janeiro in Brazil is rushing to be recognized as the world's oldest living person by the Guinness World Records.
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Japanese Woman, World's Oldest Person, Dies At 116
The world's oldest person, Japanese woman Tomiko Itooka, has died aged 116, the city where she lived, Ashiya, announced on Saturday.
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78-Year-Old Donald Trump Oldest Person To Be Elected US President
Donald Trump went from being a businessman, real estate tycoon and reality TV star to becoming the country's first former US President to be declared a convicted felon.
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116-Year-Old Japanese Mountaineer To Be Named World's Oldest Person
A 116-year-old Japanese woman who used to be a mountaineer is set to be named the world's oldest person by Guinness World Records, a research group said on Wednesday, following the death of a 117-year-old Spanish woman earlier this week.
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World's Oldest Person Dies At 117 In Spain: "She Never Went To Hospital"
The world's oldest person, Spain's Maria Branyas Morera, who was born in the United States and lived through two world wars, died Tuesday at the age of 117, her family said.
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World's Oldest Human, Born In 1900, Lives In Peru And Eats...
Peru's Andean mountains may hold the secret to longevity and the world's oldest ever person, if a new claim by state officials of a 124-year-old man born in 1900 are proven to be true.
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"No Worries, No Regrets": World's Oldest Person, 117, Shares Secret Of Her Long Life
Ms Morera fought off Covid-19 in 2020 after surviving both World Wars, the Spanish Civil War, and the Spanish Flu pandemic.
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World's Second Oldest Woman Aged 116 Dies After Eating Her Favourite Meal
Japan has one of the world's highest life expectancies and has been home to several people recognised as among the oldest humans to have ever lived.
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A 106-Year-Old Tattoo Artist Is Vogue's Oldest-Ever Cover Star
Vogue Philippines has unveiled the cover star for their April 2023 issue: 106-year-old traditional tattoo artist Apo Whang-Od. Also known as Maria Oggay, the Filipina centenarian will be the oldest person to grace the coveted cover of Vogue.
