Kane Tanaka
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田中カ子
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| Born | 2 January 1903 (age 116 years, 169 days) |
| Residence | Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan |
| Nationality | Japanese |
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Kane Tanaka (田中カ子 Tanaka Kane, born 2 January 1903) is a Japanese supercentenarian who at her age of 116 years, 169 days, is the world's oldest verified living person following the death of 117-year-old Chiyo Miyako on 22 July 2018.[1] She is also currently the fourteenth oldest person with valid registry to have ever lived, and the last living person to have been born in 1903.
Biography[edit]
Tanaka was born on 2 January 1903 in the village of Kazuki (now part of Fukuoka), Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan, on the southern island of Kyushu.[2] Tanaka was born prematurely and raised on breast milk from nurses.[3] During World War II, she worked in a store selling rice cakes with her husband Hideo. After Hideo and her son died during the war, she continued working in the store before retiring at age 63.[2] In the 1970s, she visited the United States, where she has several nieces and nephews.[4]At age 103, Tanaka was diagnosed with colon cancer and survived.[2] When she was 107, her son wrote a book about her, which discusses her life and longevity and is titled In Good and Bad Times, 107 Years Old. She was interviewed by KBC in September 2017 when she was 114.[5]
At the time of Chiyo Miyako’s death, Tanaka lived in a nursing home in the Higashi-ku ward of Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture. She was still in good health and occupied her time by playing the board game Othello and taking short walks in the facility's hallways.[6] Her hobbies include calligraphy and calculations.[7] She credits family, sleep and hope as her secrets for longevity.[8] In July 2018 she said she would like to live another five years to the age of 120.[2]
Tanaka has a strong appetite and likes sweets; she drinks three cans a day of canned coffee, sodas, and various nutritional drinks.[2][7] Her great-nephew, Gary Funakoshi, told the San Diego Union-Tribune that Tanaka attributes her longevity to her faith in God.[4]
On March 9, 2019, Tanaka was recognized as the World's Oldest Living Person by Guinness World Records.[9]
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