World's oldest female barber in Japan

World's oldest female barber in Japan

Shitsui Hakoishi, 108, poses for a photo with a Guiness World Records certificate recognizing her as the world's oldest female barber, at her shop in Nakagawa in Tochigi Prefecture, eastern Japan, on March 5, 2025.

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