Japan's oldest person dies at 113
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Kaku Yamanaka, Japan's oldest person has died of old age. She was born Dec. 11, 1894.Japan has one of the world's longest average life spans, "a factor often attributed to a healthy diet rich in fish and rice." In 2006 Japanese women set the record for life expectancy, 85.81 years. Men live an average of 79 years.
The number of Japanese people living over 100 years has quadrupled in the past 10 years There were 32,295 centenarians in 2007, according to the Health Ministry.
Edna Parker of Shelbyville, Indiana, is recognized as the world's oldest person at age 114, according to Guinness World Records. She was born on April 20, 1893.
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