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Kane Tanaka
Kane Tanaka | |
|---|---|
田中カ子 | |
.png) Tanaka aged 20, c. 1923 | |
| Born | Kane Ōta 2 January 1903 Wajiro Village, Fukuoka, Empire of Japan |
| Died | 19 April 2022 (aged 119 years, 107 days) Fukuoka, Japan[1] |
| Occupation | Store owner |
| Known for |
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| Spouse |
Hideo Tanaka
(m. 1922; died 1993) |
| Children | 5 |
Kane Tanaka (田中 カ子, Tanaka Kane, née Ōta (太田); 2 January 1903 – 19 April 2022) was a Japanese supercentenarian who, until her death at the age of 119 years, 107 days, was the world's oldest verified living person, following the death of Chiyo Miyako on 22 July 2018.[2][3][4] She is the oldest verified Japanese person and the second-oldest verified person ever, after Jeanne Calment.[5][6]
- ^ "World's oldest person dies in Japan at 119". 25 April 2022.
- ^ "119歳 福岡市の田中カ子さん死去 ギネスで世界最高齢に認定". NHK News Web (in Japanese). 25 April 2022. Archived from the original on 25 April 2022. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
- ^ "World's oldest woman celebrates 118th birthday". NHK World-Japan. 2 January 2021. Archived from the original on 7 January 2021. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
119thwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "117-year-old granny sets new record as Japan's oldest ever person". Kyodo News+. Archived from the original on 31 August 2021. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
- ^ McCurry, Justin (21 September 2020). "Woman, 117, marks becoming Japan's oldest ever person with cola and boardgames". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Archived from the original on 21 September 2020. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
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