Shitsui Hakoishi, 108, poses with a Guinness World Records certificate recognising her as the world’s oldest female barber, at her shop in Nakagawa, eastern Japan (Kyodo Photo via AP)
Shitsui Hakoishi, 108, poses with a Guinness World Records certificate recognising her as the world’s oldest female barber, at her shop in Nakagawa, eastern Japan (Kyodo Photo via AP)
Mari Yamaguchi
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A 108-year-old Japanese woman has been named the world’s oldest female barber.
Shitsui Hakoishi said the formal recognition by the Guinness World Records this week brought her much joy but added that she has no plans to retire.