OK, for American readers ... she was the oldest person in the world.
For the rest of the world ... it's this Japanese woman, now 115.
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TOKYO – Japanese centenarian Kamato Hongo celebrated her newfound fame as the world's oldest person Wednesday, and showed that at 114, she still has not lost her taste for life's little pleasures including raw fish, green tea and even a drop of alcohol.
Guinness World Records has named Hongo the oldest person in the world following the death Monday of the previous record-holder Maude Farris-Luse of the United States at the age of 115 years and 56 days.
Long known for having the highest average life expectancy in the world, Japan also enjoys the distinction of being home to the world's oldest man, Yukichi Chuganji, who turns 113 on Saturday.
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