A Japanese woman certified the world's oldest person has died at the age of 119, local officials have said.
Kane Tanaka, recognised as the world's oldest living person by Guinness World Records, is pictured in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, on 5 January 2020, as a nursing home celebrates three days after her 117th birthday.A Japanese woman certified the world's oldest person has died at the age of 119, local officials have said.
She had planned to use a wheelchair to take part in the torch relay for the Tokyo Olympics in 2021, but the pandemic prevented her from doing so. Kane Tanaka, recognised as the world's oldest living person by Guinness World Records, smiles in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, on 5 January 2020.Her daily routine was described at the time as including a 6am wake-up, and afternoons spent studying mathematics and practising calligraphy.
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