Tomiko Itooka, wacce aka sani da mace mafi tsufa a duniya, ta rasu a ranar 19 ga Janairu, 2024, tana da shekaru 116. Ta kasance tana zaune a Osaka, Japan, kuma ta kasance mai rike da matsayin mace mafi tsufa a duniya tun daga watan Afrilu 2023.
Itooka ta haihu a ranar 23 ga Mayu, 1907, a cikin gundumar Osaka. Ta yi rayuwa ta cika da abubuwan tarihi, inda ta ga yadda Japan ta canza daga mulkin daular zuwa kasancewarta daya daga cikin kasashen da suka ci gaba a duniya.
Ta kasance mai kula da kanta har zuwa karshen rayuwarta, kuma ta kasance mai son yin wasan kwaikwayo da kuma karanta littattafai. Ta kuma kasance mai kishin al’adun Japan, inda ta yi amfani da kwarewarta wajen koyar da yara kan tarihin kasar.
Rashin Itooka ya bar babban gurbi a cikin al’ummar Japan da ma duniya baki daya. Ta kasance abin koyi ga mutane da yawa, musamman ma mata, wajen nuna cewa tsufa ba abin kunya ba ne, sai dai abin alfahari.
