Japan's Oldest Person Turns 114
Japan's oldest person, Yone Minagawa, has turned 114, celebrating her birthday at the nursing home in Fukuoka Prefecture where she now resides.
Born in 1893, she was widowed early and raised her five children by selling flowers and vegetables in a coal mining town.
And speaking of elderly women, the Asahi Shimbun reports that Japanese widows live longer -- elderly women who lived with their retired husbands had almost twice the risk of dying than women who lived by themselves.
Born in 1893, she was widowed early and raised her five children by selling flowers and vegetables in a coal mining town.
And speaking of elderly women, the Asahi Shimbun reports that Japanese widows live longer -- elderly women who lived with their retired husbands had almost twice the risk of dying than women who lived by themselves.
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