Now Japanese isle has world's oldest man and woman

A Japanese island now boasts it is the home of both the world’s oldest man and woman.

Now Japanese isle has world's oldest man and woman
Wed, 20 Mar, 2002 - 09:52

A Japanese island now boasts it is the home of both the world’s oldest man and woman.

Great, great grandmother Kamato Hongo entered the record books this week as the world’s oldest living person, according to Guinness World Records.

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