Kane Tanaka

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."

The woman who held the record as the oldest living person has died at age 119, according to Guinness World Records.

Tanaka had survived colorectal cancer and was living in a rest home. “I was able to come this far with the support of many people. The woman who held the record as the oldest living person has died at age 119, according to Guinness World Records.

Kane Tanaka was born on 2 January 1903 - the year of the Wright Brothers' first controlled flight of their motor-driven airplane and when Marie Curie became ...

Japan has a dwindling and rapidly ageing population. In 2020, people aged 65 years and older in Japan accounted for approximately 28.4% of the total Japanese population, according to Statista. In 2019, the Japanese supercentenarian was confirmed as the oldest living person when she was aged 116 years and 66 days, according to Guinness World Records.

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.