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World's oldest person dies in Japan at 114: report
AFP on Yahoo ^ | 8/13/07 | AFP

Posted on 08/13/2007 7:07:59 PM PDT by NormsRevenge

TOKYO (AFP) - The world's oldest person, a Japanese woman who counted eating well and getting rest as her hobbies, died Monday at age 114, a news report said.

Yone Minagawa, a widow who lived in a nursing home but was still sprightly late in life, died "of old age" Monday evening, Kyodo News reported.

There was no immediate answer to a telephone call placed to city hall in her town in southern Fukuoka prefecture.

Born on January 4, 1893, Minagawa was already in her 50s when Japan surrendered in World War II.

She had been certified as the world's oldest person by the Guinness Book of World Records after Emma Faust Tillman, the daughter of freed American slaves, died in January.

Despite her advanced age, Minagawa was said to enjoy eating sweets and counted eating well and getting a good night's sleep as the secrets of her longevity.

Her nursing home said Minagawa had celebrated becoming the world's oldest person earlier this year with a Western-style lunch of bread, stew, salad and a dessert.

Japanese women are the world's oldest living people, in what experts attribute to a traditionally healthy diet and high standard of medical care.

Their life expectancy was a record 85.81 years in 2006, according to the government.

Japanese men are the world's second oldest with a life expectancy of 78.8 second only to men in Iceland who on average live to be 79.4.


TOPICS: Japan; Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: dies; japan; obituary; oldestperson

Yone Minagawa receives the certificate identified as the world's oldest person by the Guinness Book of World Records at Fukuchi town in Fukuoka Prefecture (State), southwestern Japan in July, 2007. Minagawa died at a nursing home in southwestern Japan, a home official said Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2007. She was 114. (AP Photo/Kyodo News)


1 posted on 08/13/2007 7:08:01 PM PDT by NormsRevenge
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To: NormsRevenge

Seems like the world’s oldest person is always dying. What gives?


2 posted on 08/13/2007 7:13:12 PM PDT by ElkGroveDan (When toilet paper is a luxury, you have achieved communism.)
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To: NormsRevenge
The world's oldest person, a Japanese woman who counted eating well and getting rest as her hobbies

Those are my very same hobbies!

3 posted on 08/13/2007 7:13:24 PM PDT by Graybeard58 (Remember and pray for SSgt. Matt Maupin - MIA/POW- Iraq since 04/09/04)
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To: NormsRevenge

Have you ever noticed the mortality rate of being the worlds oldest person. Really, it seems like there’s a new one every two weeks.

Man, being named the worlds oldest person is like having the death cat take a nap on your lap.


4 posted on 08/13/2007 7:13:30 PM PDT by dangerdoc (dangerdoc (not actually dangerous any more))
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To: NormsRevenge

Then, there is the possibility that the world’s second oldest person has been killing the world’s oldest persons to become himself (herself?) the world oldest person! Whadya think, Watson?


5 posted on 08/13/2007 7:15:56 PM PDT by Revolting cat! (We all need someone we can bleed on...)
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To: NormsRevenge

Here in Illinois we have people much older than that who still vote.....Always democrat.


6 posted on 08/13/2007 7:17:23 PM PDT by Graybeard58 (Remember and pray for SSgt. Matt Maupin - MIA/POW- Iraq since 04/09/04)
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To: NormsRevenge

RIP.


7 posted on 08/13/2007 7:17:58 PM PDT by fieldmarshaldj (~~~Jihad Fever -- Catch It !~~~ (Backup tag: "Live Fred or Die"))
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To: ElkGroveDan

One time ya don’t want to hear those words,,
Next!


8 posted on 08/13/2007 7:20:22 PM PDT by NormsRevenge (Semper Fi ... Welcome to FR. The Virtual Boot Camp for 'infidels' in waiting)
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To: Graybeard58

Illinois we have people much older than that who still vote.

You guys have some real patriotic Civil War vets that vote Democratic in every election. Does William Daley have a lot to do with these vets getting to the polls and voting?


9 posted on 08/13/2007 7:23:42 PM PDT by rineaux (the powers that be are laughing at us)
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To: NormsRevenge
When is the media going to focus on the world's youngest person?

"We're live with the youngest newborn here, whoops, there's another..."

10 posted on 08/13/2007 7:25:57 PM PDT by Extremely Extreme Extremist
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To: ElkGroveDan

Who’s next in line?


11 posted on 08/13/2007 7:27:46 PM PDT by rineaux (the powers that be are laughing at us)
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To: NormsRevenge
There is always competition. One source states: “Brooke Astor, ... died at 105 Monday of pneumonia at Holly Hill, her Westchester County (New York) estate, was perhaps New York City’s last grande dame, ...
12 posted on 08/13/2007 7:34:49 PM PDT by Mumbles (Because we disagree doesn't make you or me right. Treat each other with respect.)
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To: NormsRevenge
I'm a child compared to her age physically, but in Her mind as well as mine, we haven't aged at all, Its just this stupid body we're in that keeps breaking down.... Just Damn.
13 posted on 08/13/2007 7:45:33 PM PDT by Musketeer
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To: ElkGroveDan
Seems like the world’s oldest person is always dying. What gives?

Notice that the past several recordholders have all been 114 or 115. That seems to be a current natural time limit.

14 posted on 08/13/2007 8:20:49 PM PDT by BlazingArizona
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