Worlds oldest woman dies at 114

Posted Wed, 05/05/2010 - 03:12 Posted by Haisai Okinawa Japan

Just a week before her 115th birthday, the oldest person in the world has died on the southern Japanese island of Okinawa.

Kama Chinen passed away at the age of 114 years and 356 days

Kama Chinen was born on May 10, 1895, living to see three different centuries, according to the Gerontology Research Group.

She died on Sunday in a care home, although the details of her death have not been released by her family who have closely guarded her privacy.

Okinawa has a reputation for its long-lived residents, put down to the local diet of green tea, miso soup, vegetables, rice and fresh fish

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