TOKYO: A 117-year-old Japanese woman, thought to be the world's oldest person, has died, a local official told Agence France-Presse Sunday.

Nabi Tajima, who was born August 4, 1900, died around 8 p.m. (1100 GMT) Saturday at a hospital on her native Kikai Island in Kagoshima region, according to Susumu Yoshiyuki, a health and welfare official.

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