Tokyo - The world's oldest person says 117 years doesn't seem like such a long time.
Misao Okawa, the daughter of a kimono maker, made the comment on Wednesday, at a celebration a day before her 117th birthday. Appropriately, she was wearing a pink kimono decorated with cherry blossom prints.
Okawa, born in Osaka on 5 March 1898, was recognised as the world's oldest person by Guinness World Records in 2013.