Nabi Tajima, the world's
oldest person, has died at the age of 117.
Ms Tajima was born on
August 4, 1900, and became the oldest living person seven months ago.
An official in the town
of Kikai off Kyushu, Japan, said she died in hospital on Saturday shortly
before 8pm, having been cared for there since January.
Ms Tajima was the last
known person born in the 19th century, and raised seven sons and two daughters
and reportedly had more than 160 descendants, including great-great-great
grandchildren.
Her town of Kikai is a small island of about 7,000 people
halfway between Okinawa and Kyushu, the southernmost of Japan's four main
islands.
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