Meet the 84-year-old Japanese app developer who inspired Tim Cook

Masako Wakamiya says it's never too late to learn about IT and finance

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Apple CEO Tim Cook chats with Masako Wakamiya about her iPhone app in San Jose, California, in June 2017.

TOKYO -- Masako Wakamiya obtained her first personal computer at age 58, just ahead of her retirement from a bank. Little did she know that she was beginning a journey that would make her the world's oldest known iPhone app developer, at 81.

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