About
Supercentenarian who became the world's oldest living woman on June 12, 2013.
Before Fame
She grew up in Tenma, Osaka, Japan.
Trivia
She became the 20th-oldest person in recorded history by reaching her 115th birthday.
Family Life
She and her husband Yukio Okawa had three children, four grand children, and six great-grandchildren.
Associated With
She became the oldest person in the world after Jiroemon Kumara passed away in 2013.
