A 117-year-old Japanese woman, Chiyo Miyako, who was theworld’s oldest person, has died.
Miyako was born on May 2, 1901, became the world’s oldest person in April this year after Nabi Tajima from the Kikai island in southern Japan died at age 117.
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The prefectural government of Kanagawa, her home state south of Tokyo, has confirmed Chiyo Miyako died on Sunday. No other details related to her and her death were released at the request of her family, reported news agency Associated Press.