Yone Minagawa becomes Japan's oldest person

Yone Minagawa becomes Japan's oldest person

FUKUOKA, Japan - Yone Minagawa, 112, Japan's oldest citizen, talks about her longevity at a home for the elderly April 6 in Fukuoka Prefecture. She became Japan's oldest person April 5, when Ura Koyama died at age 114 at a hospital in the same prefecture. (Kyodo)

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