116-year-old Japanese woman becomes the world's oldest person! She loves eating bananas and drinking lactobacillus beverages, and can still climb mountains without crutches at the age of 100
2024-08-24
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With the death of 117-year-old Spanish man Moreira in his sleep a few days ago, the Guinness World Records officially confirmed on the 22nd that 116-year-old Japanese grandmother Tomiko Itooka has become the world's oldest person.
The Gerontology Research Group, an academic institution that specializes in recording and studying super-elderly people over 110 years old, confirmed that Itooka Tomiko was born on May 23, 1908. Itooka Tomiko became the 24th person certified by the organization to be the "oldest person", while the highest age ever recorded in human history was created by French woman Jeanne Clement, who lived a total of 122 years and 164 days when she died.
▲Tomoko Itooka, photo from ICphoto
According to the Gerontology Research Group, the top ten oldest people alive today are all women, four of whom are from Japan, and the remaining six are from different countries. The oldest living man is 111-year-old British John Diniswood, and the oldest man in history is Japanese Jiro Kimura (116 years old).
Research experts believe that every centenarian has different living habits, personality traits, and living environments, so it is difficult to summarize an accurate "longevity formula." However, some media speculate that the reason why Japanese people can "dominate the list" of longevity may be related to the fact that the country was the first to enter a deeply aging society, and the Japanese government has introduced many policies and measures to improve the quality of life of the elderly.
Tomiko Itooka was born in Osaka. The year she was born, scientists had just conducted radio transmission experiments on the Eiffel Tower, the Wright brothers were conducting flight tests all over Europe and the United States, and the prototype of modern aircraft had just taken shape.
Tomiko Itooka fell in love with volleyball during her school days. She married industrialist Kenji Itooka at the age of 20 and had two daughters. Their relationship was very stable, and her husband died in 1979.
▲ Tomiko Itooka is still playing baseball at the age of 94 (data map)
After turning 70, Tomiko Itooka began to love mountaineering, and her daughters also believed that long-distance hiking was the biggest secret of her longevity. Tomiko Itooka has conquered Mount Ontake, one of the highest volcanoes in Japan, at an altitude of 3,067 meters, twice. What surprised the hiking guide was that she never wore special hiking boots when climbing, and could walk as fast as young people in light sports shoes. At the age of 100, she was still able to climb to the temple on the top of a nearby mountain to worship Buddha without crutches or support.
In recent years, Tomiko Ituoka moved to a nursing home in Ashiya City, Hyogo Prefecture. According to the nursing staff, despite her hearing impairment, Tomiko Ituoka is very energetic and kind, and often expresses gratitude to the staff. After the staff told her that she has become the oldest person in the world, her first reaction was to thank the staff for their efforts.
At the age of 116, Tomiko Itooka eats bananas every day to replenish her energy, and the first thing she does for breakfast is drink a bottle of Calpis (a common lactic acid bacteria in Japan). In May this year, the local mayor also gave her flowers, cakes and greeting cards to celebrate her birthday.
Red Star News reporter Zheng Zhi
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