Today is the birthday of the world's oldest living person, Misao Okawa from Japan. Today, she marked her 117th birthday (March 5, 1898 - March 5, 2015). That means, as far is history and the Guinness World Records are concerned, there is no one living now that is as old as she is.
Irrespective of the fact that a few of her "5 senses" are getting less active with time due to old age, she still seemed quite active and lively about this day. She has a hearing problem and obviously weaker legs.
Thus, she sits in a wheelchair and to hear someone speak, they have to speak very close and direct into her ear. However, when her family and friends gathered around her today and was asked what she thinks has been the secret to her long-life, "I wonder about that too", was her short response, though she obviously eats well and is in good health.
Married in 1919, had to be raise her three children alone since 1931 when her husband died. She now has four grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
Japan is one of the few (if not the only) countries in the world with quite a huge number of older people. According to the Japan Government, about 58,000 people Japanese are in the 100's of which about 87% are females.
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