By HIDEO KAITO/ Staff Writer
March 5, 2025 at 17:04 JST
Shitsui Hakoishi cuts a customer’s hair on Nov. 10, 2024, the day she turns 108, in Nakagawa, Tochigi Prefecture. On March 5, she was officially recognized by the Guinness World Records as “the world’s oldest active female barber.” (Hideo Kaito)
NAKAGAWA, Tochigi Prefecture—Shitsui Hakoishi has remained on the obstacle-ridden road she embarked on nearly a century ago in helping her customers look their best. [Read More]
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