Tomiko Itooka of Japan, World’s Oldest Person, Dies at 116
Born in 1908, she raised four children, ran a family textile factory during World War II, and remained an avid hiker into her ...
Japan approves record budget for aging population
Populations are aging rapidly in much of the rich world, forcing governments to spend increasing amounts on pensions.
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The Japanese art of happiness: From ikigai, to ritual, to embracing old age
Traveler and author Pico Iyer explains what makes Japan so unique and why he’s made it his home. Social and medical ...
Japan's 18-year-olds rise to 1.09 million, yet still 2nd lowest
The number of 18-year-olds in Japan totaled 1.09 million as of Wednesday, a government estimate showed, up by 30,000 from ...
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Japanese woman Tomiko Itooka dies at the age of 116
According to the Guinness Book of Records, she was the oldest person in the world: Japanese woman Tomiko Itooka has died at ...
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World's oldest person dies at 116 in Japan
The world's oldest person, Japanese woman Tomiko Itooka, has died at the age of 116, the city of Ashiya where she lived ...
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Japan approves record budget for aging population, defense
Japan's government on Friday approved a record budget for the next fiscal year, ramping up spending on social welfare as the population ages, and defense to tackle regional threats. The $730 ...
World's oldest-living person dies in Japan at 116
Jan. 4 (UPI) -- Tomiko Itooka, the woman recognized as the world's oldest living person, has died in Japan at the age of 116. Itooka's death in late December was confirmed by Britain's Guinness World ...