Misao Okawa, world's oldest person, dies at 117 in Japan

April 01, 2015 10:33 am | Updated April 02, 2016 02:41 pm IST - TOKYO

In this March 5, 2015 photo, Misao Okawa eats cake, helped by her nursing home staff member, during her 117th birthday celebration event in Osaka, western Japan.

In this March 5, 2015 photo, Misao Okawa eats cake, helped by her nursing home staff member, during her 117th birthday celebration event in Osaka, western Japan.

Misao Okawa, the world’s oldest person has died nearly a month after celebrating her 117th birthday.

Okawa, born in Osaka on March 5, 1898, was recognised as the world’s oldest person by Guinness World Records in 2013.

Okawa, the daughter of a kimono maker, said at a birthday celebration in March that her life seemed rather short.

Okawa married her husband, Yukio, in 1919, and they had three children - two daughters and a son. She was survived by four grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Her husband died in 1931.

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