奇速英语

The world's oldest person says 117 years doesn't seem like such a long time. Misao Okawa said before her 117th birthday. Okawa, born in Osaka on March 5, 1898, was recognized as the world's oldest person by Guinness World Records in 2013.

"It seemed rather short," she said after Osaka government official Takehiro Ogura, who brought her a big bouquet, asked how she felt about living for 117 years.

Okawa looked up from her wheelchair and said she was "very happy" to be that age. When asked why she lives so long, she just said, "I wonder about that too."

Okawa married her husband, Yukio, in 1919, and they had three children - two daughters and a son. She now has four grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Her husband died in 1931.         

Japan has the most centenarians in the world, with more than 58,000, according to the government. About 87 percent of them are women.

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