WORLDS OLDEST CELEBRATES 119TH BIRTHDAY IN FUFUOKA COMMUNITY, JAPAN
Kane Tanaka, the world’s oldest person, turned 119 on Sunday. Photograph: KYODO/Reuters Kane Tanaka has set her sights on becoming 120 next year, as figures show the number of young adults in Japan in steep decline by Justin McCurry The world’s oldest person has celebrated her 119th birthday in Japan, saying she is determined to extend the record by another year. Kane Tanaka, who has a weakness for fizzy drinks and chocolate, marked the milestone on Sunday with staff at the nursing home where she lives in Fukuoka prefecture, south-west Japan, according to media reports. The Guinness Book of Records recognized Tanaka’s status in March 2019, when she was 116; she went on to achieve an all-time Japanese age record when she reached 117 years and 261 days in September 2020. Born in 1903 – the year the Wright brothers made their first powered flight and the first Tour de France was held – Tanaka has lived through five Japanese imperial reigns and has set her sights on reaching her 120th birt...











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