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World’s oldest living twins are 107-year-old Japanese sisters

Japanese Sisters, 107, Are Officially World’s Oldest Identical Twins Umeno and Koume https://app.asana.com/0/1135954362417873/1201012220666734/f Credit: Guinness World Records

Guinness World Records has certified two Japanese sisters as the world’s oldest living identical twins at 107. Umeno Sumiyama and Koume Kodama were born the third and fourth of 11 siblings on Shodoshima island in western Japan on Nov. 5, 1913.

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Sumiyama and Kodama were 107 years and 300 days old as of Sept 1, breaking the previous record set by famous Japanese sisters Kin Narita and Gin Kanie at 107 years and 175 days.

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