World oldest person dies

A Japanese woman certified the world's oldest person has died at the age of 119, local officials said Monday.

When the Guinness World Records recognised her as the oldest person alive in 2019, she was asked what moment she was the most happy in life. She married Hideo Tanaka a century ago in 1922, giving birth to four children and adopting a fifth. "I was looking forward to seeing Kane-san on this year's Respect for the Aged Day (a national holiday in September) and celebrating together with her favorite soda and chocolate," he said in a statement on Monday.

Tanaka died of old age at a hospital in southwestern Fukuoka city on April 19, Japanese public broadcaster NHK reported on Monday. She was born in the Fukuoka ...

She married Hideo Tanaka a century ago in 1922, giving birth to four children and adopting a fifth. She had been planning to join last year’s torch relay for the Olympic Games but pulled out because of coronavirus concerns. She was born in the Fukuoka region on January 2, 1903 — the same year the Wright brothers flew for the first time and Marie Curie became the first woman to win a Nobel Prize.

A Japanese woman believed to have been the world's oldest person has died aged 119, public broadcaster NHK said on Monday, reporting the death of Kane ...

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Tanaka was not the oldest person ever to live. Kane Tanaka, who was the oldest person in the world, died at the age of 119. She married a rice shop owner at the age of 19 and worked in the family store until she was 103.

Kane Tanaka, the world's oldest person, has died in Japan at age 119, officials said.

At age 19, Tanaka married a rice shop owner and worked in the store until she was 103, CNN said. The Guinness Book of World Records confirmed Tanaka’s passing in a Twitter post, saying she became the oldest living person in January 2019 and was the second-oldest person ever recorded behind Jeanne Calment, who lived to the age of 122. Tanaka was born on Jan. 2, 1903, in the city of Fukuoka, and has lived through many changes in the world, including two world wars and two pandemics, as well as the advent of the nuclear age and space travel.

Kane Tanaka, who was born in 1903, held the title of oldest person alive for the past three years.

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Kane Tanaka, the world's oldest person, has died in Japan at age 119, officials said.

At age 19, Tanaka married a rice shop owner and worked in the store until she was 103, CNN said. The Guinness Book of World Records confirmed Tanaka’s passing in a Twitter post, saying she became the oldest living person in January 2019 and was the second-oldest person ever recorded behind Jeanne Calment, who lived to the age of 122. Tanaka was born on Jan. 2, 1903, in the city of Fukuoka, and has lived through many changes in the world, including two world wars and two pandemics, as well as the advent of the nuclear age and space travel.

Kane Tanaka, the world's oldest person, has died in Japan aged 119, according to a statement released by the country's Ministry of Health, ...

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