Who is Fusa Tatsumi: In a poignant moment for Japan and the world, Fusa Tatsumi, the second-oldest woman globally and Japan s oldest living person, peacefully passed away at the age of 116 in a nursing home in Kashiwara. The Supercentenarian, who experienced two world wars and multiple pandemics, succumbed to old age on Tuesday, December 12, shortly after eating her favorite meal, bean-paste jelly.