World's oldest woman turns 117 in Japan

The world's oldest person Misao Okawa, a mother of three, grandmother of four and great-grandmother of six, turned 117 on Thursday in western Japan. Local official Takehiro Ogura also stopped by with a bunch of flowers for Okawa, whose birth coincided with the outbreak of the Spanish-American war as the old empires gave way to new. Japan, known for the longevity of its people, is also home to the world's oldest man -- 112-year-old Sakari Momoi.

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