Japan’s oldest person, 113

Posted: Sunday, April 6th, 2008 5:46 pm

TOKYO - Kaku Yamanaka, Japan’s oldest person, has died of old age in central Japan, officials said Saturday. She was 113. …

Born on Dec. 11, 1894, Yamanaka became Japan’s oldest person when Tsuneyo Toyonaga, 113, died in February. …

Edna Parker of Shelbyville, Indiana, is recognized as the world’s oldest person at age 114, according to Guinness World Records. … Read full obituary