(3)Kamato Hongo, world's oldest person, dies at 116

(3)Kamato Hongo, world's oldest person, dies at 116

KAGOSHIMA, Japan - Kamato Hongo, the world's oldest person, is presented with her Guinness Book of Records certificate in a photo taken in September 2002. She died at the age of 116 in a Kagoshima hospital on Oct. 31. Hongo was known for her routine of sleeping for two consecutive days and then staying awake for the next two days.

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