World oldest person died

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

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Tanaka, who was born on January 2, 1903, died on April 19, the ministry said. Guinness World Records said they were saddened to hear of Tanaka's passing, and ...

Government figures released in July 2020 showed that women have a life expectancy of 87.45 years compared with 81.4 for men. Tanaka had been living in a nursing home in Fukuoka. Her family said she kept her mind and body engaged by doing math and remaining curious. Tanaka's family said in a tweet earlier this month that she had been frequently sick recently and "in and out of hospital."

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.

According to her family, the Japanese supercentenarian had been hospitalized and discharged repeatedly in recent weeks.

A recent study posited that Calment died at the age of 59, leaving her daughter, Yvonne, to assume her identity in an attempt to avoid paying inheritance taxes. (“I don’t know what this is,” she said when the framed record was placed in her hands.) Tanaka was also treated to flowers and a box of chocolates, which she opened immediately, announcing her intention to eat 100 of the sweets. Longevity among the country’s population has been attributed to factors like healthy culinary traditions, but as Nuwer points out, Japan has also been keeping meticulous birth records for more than a century. To make it onto the list, supercentenarian candidates must present at least two pieces of documentation proving their age, a current photo ID, and, for women who took their husband’s name after marriage, proof of the name change. The couple had four children and adopted a fifth. Staff members, friends and a local broadcast crew were there to witness the occasion, which marked Tanaka’s 117th birthday.

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.

WASHINGTON (TND) — The world's oldest person, Kane Tanaka, died at 119 years of age,authorities of Japan's Fukuoka prefecture confirmed to EFE Monday.

“She gave the people hope for healthy long life.” Tanaka was just months short of reaching 120 years old. She was recognized by the Gerontology Research Group and the Guinness World Record as the oldest woman and the oldest person in the world in 2019.