Japan is known for its abundance of centenarians and can now lay claim to having the world’s oldest living married couple, with a combined age of 208 a feat the wife credits to her patience during 80 years of marriage. Masao Matsumoto, 108, and his 100-year-old wife,
Japan is known for its abundance of centenarians and can now lay claim to having the world’s oldest living married couple, with a combined age of 208 a feat the wife credits to her patience during 80 years of marriage.
Masao Matsumoto, 108, and his 100-year-old wife, Miyako, have been confirmed as the oldest living spouses by aggregate age by Guinness World Records, having been married since October 1937.
« I am so glad. It’s thanks to my patience, really, » said Miyako with a laugh, posing with Masao and other family members in front of a framed certificate at the nursing home where they live.
« I am so grateful that it brings me tears, » she told Reuters.
