Kane Tanaka
Via BBC
A Japanese woman officially certified as the world’s oldest person has died aged 119.
Kane Tanaka was born in 1903, the same year as George Orwell, at a time when Japan was emerging as a global power.
She got married a century ago, and had four children. She spent her later years in a Japanese care home, where she enjoyed board games and chocolate.
With her death, the world’s oldest person is now Lucile Randon, a 118-year-old French nun.
Meanwhile…
John McDonough, Drimmeen, Co. Galway, 1901 census. Age 122🙄. He got a special mention in the published Census General Report on the 1901 census. pic.twitter.com/tD74c84Kpw
— Brian Gurrin (@BrianGurrin) April 26, 2022
122.
In fairness.
Kane Tanaka: Japanese woman certified world’s oldest person dies (BBC)