TOKYO: A Japanese woman certified the world's oldest person has died at the age of 119, local officials said Monday.Kane Tanaka was born January 2, 1903, in the southwestern...
TOKYO: A Japanese woman certified the world's oldest person has died at the age of 119, local officials said Monday.Kane Tanaka was born January 2, 1903, in the southwestern Fukuoka region of Japan, the same year the Wright brothers flew for the first time and Marie Curie became the first woman to win a Nobel Prize.Tanaka was in relatively good health until recently and lived at a nursing home, where she enjoyed board games, solving maths problems, soda and chocolate.
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. Her answer: 'Now.'Her daily routine was described at the time as including a 6:00 am wake-up, and afternoons spent studying mathematics and practising calligraphy.'One of Kane's favourite pastimes is a game of Othello and she's become an expert at the classic board game, often beating rest-home staff,' Guinness said.
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