Lagatar24 Desk
Tokyo, April 25: A Japanese woman who was certified as the world’s oldest person had died at the age of 119, local officials said on Monday.
Kane Tanaka was born in the southwestern Fukuoka region of Japan on January 2, 1903, the same year that the Wright brothers flew for the first time and Marie Curie became the first woman to win the Nobel Prize.
Tanaka, who resided in a nursing home and enjoyed board games, solving arithmetic problems, Pepsi, and chocolate, was in relatively good condition until recently. Tanaka used to own and operate a noodle shop and a rice cake shop when she was younger. She married Hideo Tanaka in 1922 and had four children with him, as well as adopting a fifth.
According to World Bank data, Japan has the world’s oldest population, with roughly 28% of the population aged 65 and more. Jeanne Louise Calment, a Frenchwoman, was the oldest living person verified by Guinness when she died in 1997 at the age of 122 years and 164 days.
