Japanese widow is named the NEW world’s oldest woman after decades scaling mountains including climb when she was 100

A JAPANESE woman who’s been named as the new world’s oldest woman is an avid climber who scaled a mountain when she hit 100 – without a walking stick.

Tomiko Itooka, 116, has succeeded the 117-year-old Spanish pensioner Maria Branyas Morera who tragically died on Tuesday.

Gerontology Research GroupTomiko Itooka has been crowned the world’s oldest living person[/caption] AFPShe celebrated her 116th birthday in May[/caption] Gerontology Research GroupTomiko pictured at 94...