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Fukuoka woman gets Guinness certificate as world's oldest person

FUKUOKA, Japan - A file photo shows Yone Minagawa, from Fukuchi, Fukuoka Prefecture. A certificate by Britain's Guinness World Records recognizing the 114-year-old woman as the world's oldest person arrived by mail on June 30 at the town office of Fukuchi, where she lives. Minagawa became the world's oldest person on Jan. 28, 2007 after U.S. women Emma Faust Tillman died on the day at the age of 114.

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Yone Minagawa, 114, becomes world's oldest person

FUKUOKA, Japan - Yone Minagawa, aged 114, takes part in a celebration at the Keijuen nursing home in Fukuchi, Fukuoka Prefecture, on Jan. 30 after it was known that she became the world's oldest person, following the death of Emma Faust Tillman, also aged 114, in the United States.

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Yone Minagawa, 114, becomes world's oldest person

FUKUOKA, Japan - Yone Minagawa, aged 114, receives a bouquet of floor from a young relative during a celebration party at the Keijuen nursing home in Fukuchi, Fukuoka Prefecture, on Jan. 30 after it was known that Minagawa became the world's oldest person, following the death of Emma Faust Tillman, also aged 114, in the United States.

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World's oldest person dies, Japanese woman becomes oldest

FUKUOKA, Japan - Yone Minagawa, aged 114, takes part in a celebration at the Keijuen special nursing home in the town of Fukuchi, Fukuoka Prefecture, on Jan. 30 after becoming the world's oldest person, following the death of Emma Faust Tillman, also aged 114, in Connecticut.

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World's oldest person dies, Japanese woman becomes oldest

TOKYO, Japan - Yone Minagawa blew out candles on a birthday cake at a Fukuoka Prefecture nursing home Jan. 4 as she celebrated her 114th birthday. Ninagawa is now believed to be the world's oldest person after Emma Faust Tillman died Jan. 28 at a nursing home in Connecticut aged 114.

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Japan's oldest person, Yone Minagawa, turns 114

FUKUOKA, Japan - Japan's oldest person, Yone Minagawa, blows out candles on Jan. 4 to celebrate her 114th birthday at the Keijuen special nursing home in Fukuoka Prefecture where she now resides.

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Centenarians in Japan number record 28,395

FUKUOKA, Japan - Yone Minagawa, from the town of Fukuchi, Fukuoka Prefecture, the oldest person in Japan at 113, smiles as she receives flowers at a home for the aged at her native town on Sept. 15. As Japan greets the Respect-for-the Aged Day on Sept. 18, centenarians across the country number a record 28,395, comprising 4,150 men and 24,245 women.

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Centenarians in Japan number record 25,606

TOKYO, Japan - Yone Minagawa (photo taken April 6, 2005) from Akaike, Fukuoka Prefecture, is the oldest person in Japan at 112. The government said on Sept. 13 ahead of Respect for the Aged Day on Sept. 19 that centenarians in Japan will number a record 25,606 by the end of September.

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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.

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Japan's oldest person dies at 114

FUKUOKA, Japan - Ura Koyama (in undated file photo), the oldest person in Japan, died of pneumonia on April 5 aged 114 at a hospital in Iizuka, Fukuoka Prefecture, her family said. She became the country's oldest person after Mitoyo Kawate in Hiroshima City died at 114 on Nov. 13, 2003. Yone Minagawa, 112, who lives in Akaike, Fukuoka Prefecture, has now become the oldest person in Japan, according to the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare.

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Gov't, plaintiffs settle court battle over Narita airport land

TOKYO, Japan - Hidemasa Koizumi (L), adopted son of the late Yone Koizumi, speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on Feb. 13 after a 21-year-old court battle was settled at the Supreme Court's No.1 petty court. Yone Koizumi had campaigned vigorously against the government expropriating her home and rice paddies for the Narita airport. The plaintiffs withdrew the suit, accepting the government's apology for insufficient discussions before the 1971 exploitation.

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21-year court battle over Narita land to be settled

TOKYO - Yone Koizumi (photo taken in May 1973), who waged a vigorous campaign against the 1971 expropriation of her home and rice paddies for the Narita airport project until her death in December 1973. Her family on Feb. 3 said they have agreed to settle a 21-year-old court battle with the government over the exploitation.

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Japan's oldest person dies at 114

FUKUOKA, Japan - Ura Koyama (in undated file photo), the oldest person in Japan, died of pneumonia on April 5 aged 114 at a hospital in Iizuka, Fukuoka Prefecture, her family said. She became the country's oldest person after Mitoyo Kawate in Hiroshima City died at 114 on Nov. 13, 2003. Yone Minagawa, 112, who lives in Akaike, Fukuoka Prefecture, has now become the oldest person in Japan, according to the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare. (Kyodo)

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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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Centenarians in Japan number record 28,395

FUKUOKA, Japan - Yone Minagawa, from the town of Fukuchi, Fukuoka Prefecture, the oldest person in Japan at 113, smiles as she receives flowers at a home for the aged at her native town on Sept. 15. As Japan greets the Respect-for-the Aged Day on Sept. 18, centenarians across the country number a record 28,395, comprising 4,150 men and 24,245 women. (Kyodo)

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Centenarians in Japan number record 25,606

TOKYO, Japan - Yone Minagawa (photo taken April 6, 2005) from Akaike, Fukuoka Prefecture, is the oldest person in Japan at 112. The government said on Sept. 13 ahead of Respect for the Aged Day on Sept. 19 that centenarians in Japan will number a record 25,606 by the end of September. (Kyodo)

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Fukuoka woman gets Guinness certificate as world's oldest person

FUKUOKA, Japan - A file photo shows Yone Minagawa, from Fukuchi, Fukuoka Prefecture. A certificate by Britain's Guinness World Records recognizing the 114-year-old woman as the world's oldest person arrived by mail on June 30 at the town office of Fukuchi, where she lives. Minagawa became the world's oldest person on Jan. 28, 2007 after U.S. women Emma Faust Tillman died on the day at the age of 114. (Kyodo)

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Japan's oldest person, Yone Minagawa, turns 114

FUKUOKA, Japan - Japan's oldest person, Yone Minagawa, blows out candles on Jan. 4 to celebrate her 114th birthday at the Keijuen special nursing home in Fukuoka Prefecture where she now resides. (Kyodo)

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Yone Minagawa, 114, becomes world's oldest person

FUKUOKA, Japan - Yone Minagawa, aged 114, takes part in a celebration at the Keijuen nursing home in Fukuchi, Fukuoka Prefecture, on Jan. 30 after it was known that she became the world's oldest person, following the death of Emma Faust Tillman, also aged 114, in the United States. (Kyodo)

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World's oldest person dies, Japanese woman becomes oldest

FUKUOKA, Japan - Yone Minagawa, aged 114, takes part in a celebration at the Keijuen special nursing home in the town of Fukuchi, Fukuoka Prefecture, on Jan. 30 after becoming the world's oldest person, following the death of Emma Faust Tillman, also aged 114, in Connecticut. (Kyodo)

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Yone Minagawa, 114, becomes world's oldest person

FUKUOKA, Japan - Yone Minagawa, aged 114, receives a bouquet of floor from a young relative during a celebration party at the Keijuen nursing home in Fukuchi, Fukuoka Prefecture, on Jan. 30 after it was known that Minagawa became the world's oldest person, following the death of Emma Faust Tillman, also aged 114, in the United States. (Kyodo)

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World's oldest person dies, Japanese woman becomes oldest

TOKYO, Japan - Yone Minagawa blew out candles on a birthday cake at a Fukuoka Prefecture nursing home Jan. 4 as she celebrated her 114th birthday. Ninagawa is now believed to be the world's oldest person after Emma Faust Tillman died Jan. 28 at a nursing home in Connecticut aged 114. (Kyodo)

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Gov't, plaintiffs settle court battle over Narita airport land

TOKYO, Japan - Hidemasa Koizumi (L), adopted son of the late Yone Koizumi, speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on Feb. 13 after a 21-year-old court battle was settled at the Supreme Court's No.1 petty court. Yone Koizumi had campaigned vigorously against the government expropriating her home and rice paddies for the Narita airport. The plaintiffs withdrew the suit, accepting the government's apology for insufficient discussions before the 1971 exploitation.

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21-year court battle over Narita land to be settled

TOKYO - Yone Koizumi (photo taken in May 1973), who waged a vigorous campaign against the 1971 expropriation of her home and rice paddies for the Narita airport project until her death in December 1973. Her family on Feb. 3 said they have agreed to settle a 21-year-old court battle with the government over the exploitation.