World’s second oldest woman dies aged 116 at a nursing home in Japan: Fusa Tatsumi passes away peacefully after eating her favourite meal
The world's second-oldest woman has died at the age of 116 at a nursing home in Japan, officials said.
Fusa Tatsumi, Japan's oldest person, died on Tuesday at a healthcare facility in Osaka after eating her favorite meal: bean paste jelly.
Tatsumi was born in April 1907 and raised three children with her husband, a farmer, in Osaka, local broadcaster MBS reported.
“Tatsumi died on Tuesday at the age of 116 at a healthcare facility in Osaka,” an official said in Osaka's Kashiwara city, as tributes poured in for the super centenarian.
“I think she has done a great job reaching this age,” Tatsumi's eldest son, Kanji, 76, told local media.
Tatsumi became Japan's oldest person in the country after the death of a 119-year-old woman, Kane Tanaka, in April 2022.
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Fusa Tatsumi, Japan's oldest person, died Tuesday at the Osaka health care facility after eating her favorite meal, bean paste jelly.