The world’s oldest person, Tomiko Itooka, died the night of Dec. 29. She died from natural causes and lived to be 116 years and 220 days old.

Tomiko Itooka, a Japanese woman who was the world's oldest living person, has died. She was 116. According to Guinness World Records, she became the oldest living person in August 2024 after the death of 117-year-old Maria Branyas Morera.

Tomiko Itooka, a Japanese woman who was the world’s oldest person according to Guinness World Records, has died, an Ashiya city official said Saturday. She was 116.