{"id":437152,"date":"2022-04-25T15:39:18","date_gmt":"2022-04-25T12:39:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/worlds-oldest-person-kane-tanaka-dead-at-119\/"},"modified":"2022-04-25T15:39:18","modified_gmt":"2022-04-25T12:39:18","slug":"worlds-oldest-person-kane-tanaka-dead-at-119","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/worlds-oldest-person-kane-tanaka-dead-at-119\/","title":{"rendered":"#World&#8217;s oldest person, Kane Tanaka, dead at 119"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3b726489e30\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3b726489e30\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/worlds-oldest-person-kane-tanaka-dead-at-119\/#%E2%80%9CWorlds_oldest_person_Kane_Tanaka_dead_at_119%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;World&#8217;s oldest person, Kane Tanaka, dead at 119&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CWorlds_oldest_person_Kane_Tanaka_dead_at_119%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;World&#8217;s oldest person, Kane Tanaka, dead at 119&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Kane Tanaka, a Japanese woman who was certified as the world\u2019s oldest person, died last Tuesday at 119 years old. Officials reported that the supercentenarian died of old age at a hospital in Fukuoka city, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/asia\/japan\/kane-tanaka-oldest-person-death-age-b2064718.html\">the Independent reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>A week before her death, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tanakakane0102\/status\/1514233240885682180\">Tanaka\u2019s family had posted a tweet<\/a> claiming that she\u2019d recently been \u201chospitalized and discharged repeatedly,\u201d but was still enjoying chocolate and fizzy drinks \u2014 reportedly her favorite foods, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.abc.net.au\/news\/2022-04-25\/worlds-oldest-person-119-kane-tanaka-dies-japan\/101014636\">ABC reported.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>She was quoted by her relatives as saying: \u201cI was able to come this far with the support of many people. I hope you will continue to have fun, [and be] cheerful and energetic.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Born Jan. 2, 1903, in the Fukuoka Prefecture, Tanaka was confirmed by Guinness in 2019 as the oldest person on Earth at the age of 116 years. To put the super senior\u2019s age in perspective, Tanaka was born the same year as pop singer Bing Crosby, baseball legend Lou Gehrig and civil rights leader Ella Baker. That year, the first west-east transatlantic radio broadcast <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.edn.com\/marconi-sends-transatlantic-wireless-message-january-19-1903\/\">was sent from the United States to England,<\/a> and Orville and Wilbur Wright achieved the<strong> <\/strong><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.history.com\/this-day-in-history\/first-airplane-flies\">world\u2019s first-ever airplane flight<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a> marks the end of a long and fruitful life for Tanaka, who was the seventh born out of nine siblings and got married at the age of 19, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.kyodonews.net\/news\/2022\/01\/470a5632ca96-worlds-oldest-person-in-japan-celebrates-119th-birthday.html\">Kyodo reports<\/a>. She reportedly took over her family\u2019s noodle shop when her husband and eldest son left to fight in the Second Sino-Japanese War in 1937. Tanaka\u2019s late husband, Hideo, died in 1993.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/kane-tanaka-1-1.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Kane Tanaka is the third \u2018oldest\u2019 person to be verified by Guinness World Records.\" class=\"wp-image-20707744\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/kane-tanaka-1-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/kane-tanaka-1-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/kane-tanaka-1-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Kane Tanaka is the third \u201coldest\u201d person to be verified by Guinness World Records.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Kyodo via AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"744\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/kane-tanaka-2.jpg?w=744\" alt=\"Tanaka holds a Guinness World Records certificate naming her as the world's oldest person living during a ceremony in Fukuoka, Japan March 9, 2019.\" class=\"wp-image-20707750\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/kane-tanaka-2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1488 1488w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/kane-tanaka-2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1115 1116w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/kane-tanaka-2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=744 744w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/kane-tanaka-2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=372 372w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/kane-tanaka-2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 744px) 100vw, 744px\"\/><figcaption>Tanaka holds a Guinness World Records certificate naming her as the world\u2019s oldest person living during a ceremony in Fukuoka, Japan, March 9, 2019.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Kyodo via Reuters<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Tanaka never divulged the secret to her longevity, although she was known for waking up at 6 a.m. and spending her afternoons practicing mathematics and calligraphy to keep her mind sharp. In fact, she became such an expert at the classic board <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a> Othello that she\u2019d frequently beat the retirement home staffers.<\/p>\n<p>The sensational senior also took precautions to preserve her health during the coronavirus pandemic. For example, Tanaka had been selected as a torchbearer at the postponed 2020 Tokyo Olympics this past summer but pulled out due to the surge of COVID-19 cases in Japan at the time.<\/p>\n<p>Tanaka had hoped to reach her 120th birthday before she died.<\/p>\n<p>Mourners have since flooded <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">social media<\/a> with tributes to Tanaka.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am extremely saddened by the news,\u201d said Fukuoka governor Seitaro Hattori. \u201cI was looking forward to seeing Kane-san on this year\u2019s Respect for the Aged Day and celebrating together with her favorite soda and chocolate.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Guinness <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GWR\/status\/1518517982548398080\">mourned Tanaka\u2019s passing on Twitter, writing:<\/a> \u201cWe\u2019re sad to report that Kane Tanaka has passed away at the age of 119.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In it, they noted that the Japanese national was the \u201csecond oldest person ever recorded, behind only Jeanne Calment who lived to the age of 122.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Tanaka is the third \u201coldest\u201d person in the world to be verified by Guinness, along with Calment and Sarah Knauss of the US who also reached the age of 119.<\/p>\n<p>Japan reportedly has one of the highest longevity rates in the world. According to a recent study conducted by\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nippon.com\/en\/japan-data\/h01115\/\">Nippon.com<\/a>, Japan\u2019s number of centenarians has increased significantly in the last 60 years.<\/p>\n<p>The nonprofit Japanese news, <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/trip-and-travel\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"10\" title=\"Trip &amp; Travel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">travel<\/a> and communication website analyzed data from the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare and found that country had 86,510 centenarians on record in 2021. A little more than 88% of those centenarians are women.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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