Misao Okawa, World’s Oldest Person turns 117 today (Photos and Biography)

Misao Okawa sometimes romanized as Misawo Okawa; born 5 March 1898) is a Japanese supercentenarian who is, at the age of 117 years, 0 days, the world's oldest living person, holding the title since the death of 116-year-old Japanese man Jiroemon Kimura on 12 June 2013.
Okawa is the verified oldest Japanese person ever, the oldest person born in Asia, and the fifth oldest verified person ever.She was the 30th verified person to reach the age of 115, the 10th verified person to reach the age of 116 and the 5th verified person to reach the age of 117.
She is the last living Japanese person to have been born in the 1800s.
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Okawa was born the fourth daughter of a draper in the Tenma district (present-day Kita-ku) of Osaka. She now lives at a nursing home in Higashisumiyoshi-ku, Osaka.
She married Yukio Okawa in 1919 and had three children (two daughters and one son), of whom her son, Hiroshi, and daughter Shizuyo are still alive.Her husband died on 20 June 1931.She has four grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.She was able to walk until she was 110, when she began using a wheelchair to prevent falls. She can, however, propel herself using her wheelchair.