Misao Okawa, celebrating her 116 birthday
The world’s oldest person Misao Okawa, a mother of three, grandmother of four and great-grandmother of six, turned 117 on Thursday in western Japan.
Okawa, one of only a handful of people born in the 19th century and still alive “is looking in good shape,” an official at her Osaka nursing home told AFP.
Okawa, who came into the world five years before the Wright brothers achieved the first powered human flight, celebrated her birthday a day early, surrounded by family.
Guests included her oldest son Hiroshi, 92, and a two-year-old great-grandchild.
Local official Takehiro Ogura also stopped by …Read More
Source:: PM Newspaper
