Monday, April 25, 2022

World's oldest person dies, replaced by nun

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Japan's Kane Tanaka, Guinness' oldest person in the world, died at 119
Kane Tanaka, a Japanese woman who was the world's oldest person, has died at the age of 119, Japanese authorities said.

Born in 1903, Tanaka was the world's oldest human being as verified by the Guinness Book of World Records -- and the second-oldest person of all time.
These darn wrinkles are ruining me.
Japan's health ministry said that Ms. Tanaka died on April 19, 2022, making her 119 years and 107 days old. "We're sad to report that Kane Tanaka has passed away at the age of 119," the Guinness Book of World Records said in a tweet Monday.

"Kane was the oldest living person in the world." "She became the oldest living person in January 2019 at the age of 116 years and 28 days," Guinness added.

Japanese Buddhist Kane Tanaka in Japan at 119
"She is also the second oldest person ever recorded, behind only Jeanne Calment who lived to the age of 122."

Tanaka's family tweeted earlier this month that she'd recently been in and out of a hospital. She'd celebrated her final birthday on Jan. 2 of this year. More

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