Nabi Tajima, the oldest person in the world, died. He was 117 years old. The old woman died on Saturday in the local city of Kikate in the local time on Saturday. He was undergoing treatment at the hospital since January. This information was reported in the AP news.
Tajim was born on August 4, 1900. He has seven sons and two daughters. They have 160 members, including grandchildren.
In September last year, after the death of Violet Brown in Jamaica, Nazi Tajima was recognized as the oldest woman. In a video broadcast in Japan, it is seen that Tajima is not touching the singing of a song on the occasion of the recognition of older women.
According to the US-based Gerontology Research Group, the world's oldest person is Japan's Sia Miyako, according to the information they have. He lives in the Kanagawa area south of Tokyo. Within ten days he will reach 117 years.
Earlier this month, the Guinness World Recognition recognized Japan's 112-year-old Masazo Nonaka as the world's oldest man. Tazima was planning to recognize the elderly person in the world.
Japan's people have long life fame. There are several people in the country on the list of the world's oldest people. There are 116-year-old Jeremon Kimura, who died in 2013.
Last year, the Japanese government said 68 thousand people were 100 years old in the country. In 1963 the number was 153.