NATION NOWWorld's oldest person celebrates 116th birthdayMisao Okawa celebrates her 116th birthday at the nursing home in Osaka, western Japan.Tomohito Okada, AFP/Getty ImagesOkawa last year received a certificate from Guinness World Records confirming her status as the oldest living womanTomohito Okada, AFP/Getty ImagesMisao Okawa, the world's oldest woman, eats her birthday cake as she celebrates her 116th birthday at a nursing home in Osaka on March 5, 2014.Jiji Press, AFP/Getty ImagesOkawa was born in Tenma, Osaka, on March 5, 1898 to a family of Kimono merchants.Buddhika Weerasinghe, Getty ImagesOkawa married in 1919 and had three children, of which a daughter and a son are still alive. She also has four grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.APA staff woman of Kurenai Nursing Home talks with Misao Okawa, the world's oldest Japanese woman during her 116th birthday celebration at Kurenai Nursing Home on March 5, 2014 in Osaka, Japan.Buddhika Weerasinghe, Getty ImagesOkawa eats her lunch on her 116th birthday at Kurenai Nursing Home on March 5, 2014.Buddhika Weerasinghe, Getty ImagesLast year, Okawa received a certificate from Guinness World Records that confirmed her status as the oldest living woman.Buddhika Weerasinghe, Getty ImagesMisao Okawa is known as the world's oldest Japanese woman.Buddhika Weerasinghe, Getty ImagesOkawa looks on before her 116th birthday celebrations at Kurenai Nursing Home on March 5, 2014 in Osaka, Japan.Buddhika Weerasingh, Getty ImagesFeatured Weekly Ad