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At the age of 103, Tanaka was diagnosed with [[Colorectal cancer|colon cancer]].<ref name=asahi-20180727 /> When she was 107, her son wrote a book on her life and [[longevity]]: ''In Good and Bad Times, 107 Years Old''. She was interviewed by [[Kyushu Asahi Broadcasting|KBC]] in September 2017 when she was 114.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.kbc.co.jp/asadesu/asadesutv/detail.html?id=5861 |title=元気に長生きする秘けつ |language=ja |trans-title=The secret to a healthy long life |publisher=[[Kyushu Asahi Broadcasting|KBC]] |date=19 September 2017 |access-date=10 August 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180810205954/http://www.kbc.co.jp/asadesu/asadesutv/detail.html?id=5861 |archive-date=10 August 2018 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
At the age of 103, Tanaka was diagnosed with [[Colorectal cancer|colon cancer]].<ref name=asahi-20180727 /> When she was 107, her son wrote a book on her life and [[longevity]]: ''In Good and Bad Times, 107 Years Old''. She was interviewed by [[Kyushu Asahi Broadcasting|KBC]] in September 2017 when she was 114.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.kbc.co.jp/asadesu/asadesutv/detail.html?id=5861 |title=元気に長生きする秘けつ |language=ja |trans-title=The secret to a healthy long life |publisher=[[Kyushu Asahi Broadcasting|KBC]] |date=19 September 2017 |access-date=10 August 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180810205954/http://www.kbc.co.jp/asadesu/asadesutv/detail.html?id=5861 |archive-date=10 August 2018 |url-status=dead }}</ref>


Since September 2018, Tanaka has lived in a hospital in Higashi-ku, Fukuoka. She was still in good health, played [[Reversi|Othello]], and took short walks in the facility's hallways.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2018/07/26/national/japans-oldest-person-chiyo-miyako-dies-117/#.W1naweSWy70 |title=Japan's oldest person Chiyo Miyako dies at 117 |agency=Kyodo |work=The Japan Times |date=27 July 2018 |accessdate=26 July 2018}}</ref> Her hobbies include [[calligraphy]] and [[calculation]]s.<ref name=Sankei />. She enjoys beating the nursing home staff at board games.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/611595/kane-tanaka-worlds-oldest-living-person-turns-117 |title=Kane Tanaka, World's Oldest Living Person, Just Celebrated Her 117th Birthday |date=8 January 2020 |accessdate=5 September 2020}}</ref> She credits family, sleep, and hope for her longevity.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.newsweek.com/who-worlds-oldest-person-miyako-chiyo-dies-117-passing-title-kane-tanaka-1044901 |title=Who is the World's oldest Person? Chiyo Miyako Dies At 117, Passing Title To Kane Tanaka |magazine=[[Newsweek]] |first=David |last=Brennan |date=27 July 2018 |access-date=27 July 2018}}</ref> She said she would like to live to the age of 120.<ref name=asahi-20180727 /> Tanaka has a strong appetite and likes [[Candy|sweets]]; She drinks three cans a day of [[canned coffee]], [[carbonated drink|sodas]], and various nutritional drinks.<ref name=asahi-20180727 /><ref name=Sankei>{{cite news |url=https://www.sankei.com/west/news/180727/wst1807270057-n1.html |script-title= ja:1 1 5 |date=27 July 2018 |access-date=9 August 2018}}</ref> When officially marking off a ceremony to celebrate being the oldest verified person ever, Kane Tanaka was asked how many chocolates she wanted to eat that day and she replied 100.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://metro.co.uk/2020/01/02/worlds-oldest-living-person-celebrates-117th-birthday-11990707/ |title=The oldest person alive is celebrating her 117th birthday today by sucking into a bowl of strawberries and cream |date=2 January 2020 |access-date=7 September 2020}}</ref>
Since September 2018, Tanaka has lived in a hospital in Higashi-ku, Fukuoka. She was still in good health, played [[Reversi|Othello]], and took short walks in the facility's hallways.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2018/07/26/national/japans-oldest-person-chiyo-miyako-dies-117/#.W1naweSWy70 |title=Japan's oldest person Chiyo Miyako dies at 117 |agency=Kyodo |work=The Japan Times |date=27 July 2018 |accessdate=26 July 2018}}</ref> Her hobbies include [[calligraphy]] and [[calculation]]s.<ref name=Sankei />. She enjoys beating the nursing home staff at board games.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/611595/kane-tanaka-worlds-oldest-living-person-turns-117 |title=Kane Tanaka, World's Oldest Living Person, Just Celebrated Her 117th Birthday |date=8 January 2020 |accessdate=5 September 2020}}</ref> She credits family, sleep, and hope for her longevity.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.newsweek.com/who-worlds-oldest-person-miyako-chiyo-dies-117-passing-title-kane-tanaka-1044901 |title=Who is the World's oldest Person? Chiyo Miyako Dies At 117, Passing Title To Kane Tanaka |magazine=[[Newsweek]] |first=David |last=Brennan |date=27 July 2018 |access-date=27 July 2018}}</ref> She said she would like to live to the age of 120.<ref name=asahi-20180727 /> Tanaka has a strong appetite and likes [[Candy|sweets]]; She drinks three cans a day of [[canned coffee]], [[carbonated drink|sodas]], and various nutritional drinks.<ref name=asahi-20180727 /><ref name=Sankei>{{cite news |url=https://www.sankei.com/west/news/180727/wst1807270057-n1.html |script-title= ja:1 1 5 |date=27 July 2018 |access-date=9 August 2018}}</ref>

If Kane Tanaka attains age 118, she will be the first person to live to age 118 in the 21st century to be verified by GRG (Guinness World Records). She is currently the fourth oldest living person according to GRG.<ref name="guinness-2019">{{cite web |last=Senda |first=Masakazu |url=https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/news/2019/3/worlds-oldest-person-confirmed-as-116-year-old-kane-tanaka-from-japan |title=World's oldest person confirmed as 116-year-old Kane Tanaka from Japan |work=[[Guinness World Records]] |date=9 March 2019 |accessdate=11 March 2019}}</ref> And as of 8 Sept 2020 she is only 11 days short of surpassing Nabi Tajima’s spot as the third oldest verified person ever. It is also interesting to note that Kane Tanaka is within 5 years of the oldest verified person ever, [[Jeanne Calment]], who lived to age 122.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2020/08/17/oldest-person-alive-u-s-celebrates-115th-or-116th-birthday/5598691002/ |title=Oldest Person Alive U.S. Celebrates 115th or 116th Birthday |date=17 August 2020 |access-date=7 September 2020}}</ref>


On 9 March 2019, [[Guinness World Records]] named her the world's oldest living person.<ref name="guinness-2019">{{cite web |last=Senda |first=Masakazu |url=https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/news/2019/3/worlds-oldest-person-confirmed-as-116-year-old-kane-tanaka-from-japan |title=World's oldest person confirmed as 116-year-old Kane Tanaka from Japan |work=[[Guinness World Records]] |date=9 March 2019 |accessdate=11 March 2019}}</ref>
On 9 March 2019, [[Guinness World Records]] named her the world's oldest living person.<ref name="guinness-2019">{{cite web |last=Senda |first=Masakazu |url=https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/news/2019/3/worlds-oldest-person-confirmed-as-116-year-old-kane-tanaka-from-japan |title=World's oldest person confirmed as 116-year-old Kane Tanaka from Japan |work=[[Guinness World Records]] |date=9 March 2019 |accessdate=11 March 2019}}</ref>

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Kane Tanaka
田中カ子
Born(1903-01-02)2 January 1903 (age 123 years, 67 days)
Wajiro Village (now Higashi-ku, Fukuoka), Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan
Known forOldest living person
(since 22 July 2018)
Spouse
Hideo Tanaka
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(m. 1922)​
Children5; 4 biological, 1 adopted
Parent(s)Kumakichi and Kuma Ota

Kane Tanaka (田中カ子, Tanaka Kane; born 2 January 1903) is a Japanese supercentenarian who, at age 123 years, 67 days, is the world's oldest verified living person.[1] Kane Tanaka was verified by GWR as the oldest living person at age 116 years, 66 days old on 9 March 2019.[2]

Biography

Kane Tanaka was born as Kane Ota on 2 January 1903, the same year the Wright Brothers flew the first airplane,[3] the seventh child to Kumakichi and Kuma Ota, in the village of Wajiro (now part of Higashi-ku, Fukuoka), on the southern island of Kyushu.[4] Born in the waning years of the Meiji era, Tanaka was premature and raised on breast milk from nurses.[5] She married Hideo Tanaka in 1922; they had four biological children and adopted a fifth child.[6] They worked in a store selling shiruko and udon noodles. After her husband and her son died during World War II, Tanaka continued working in the store, and retired at 63.[4] In the 1970s, she visited the United States, where she has several nieces and nephews.[7]

At the age of 103, Tanaka was diagnosed with colon cancer.[4] When she was 107, her son wrote a book on her life and longevity: In Good and Bad Times, 107 Years Old. She was interviewed by KBC in September 2017 when she was 114.[8]

Since September 2018, Tanaka has lived in a hospital in Higashi-ku, Fukuoka. She was still in good health, played Othello, and took short walks in the facility's hallways.[9] Her hobbies include calligraphy and calculations.[10]. She enjoys beating the nursing home staff at board games.[11] She credits family, sleep, and hope for her longevity.[12] She said she would like to live to the age of 120.[4] Tanaka has a strong appetite and likes sweets; She drinks three cans a day of canned coffee, sodas, and various nutritional drinks.[4][10]


On 9 March 2019, Guinness World Records named her the world's oldest living person.[6]

Kane Tanaka has five grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren as of January 2020.[13]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Validated Living Supercentenarians". grg.org. Gerontology Research Group. 19 October 2017. Retrieved 20 October 2017. The Gerontology Research Group (GRG) lists people as living whose age has been validated and confirmed to be alive within the past year.
  2. ^ "World's Oldest Person Kana Tanaka Birthday". 6 January 2020. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
  3. ^ "The oldest person alive is celebrating her 117th birthday today by sucking into a bowl of strawberries and cream". 2 January 2020. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
  4. ^ a b c d e Kashiwagi, Toshihiro (27 July 2018). 国内最高齢１１５歳、入所者励ます「頑張りんしゃい」 [At 115, the oldest man in Japan advises citizens to "try hard"]. Asahi Shimbun (in Japanese). Retrieved 10 November 2018.
  5. ^ Hoda, Masashi (27 July 2018). 田中カ子さん１１５歳「-死ぬ気全然せんです」 [Japan's oldest woman, Kanako Tanaka, at 115: "I do not feel like dying at all"]. Mainichi Shimbun (in Japanese). Retrieved 10 November 2018.
  6. ^ a b Senda, Masakazu (9 March 2019). "World's oldest person confirmed as 116-year-old Kane Tanaka from Japan". Guinness World Records. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
  7. ^ McIntosh, Linda (6 June 2016). "San Marcos couple celebrate aunt's 113th year". The San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
  8. ^ "元気に長生きする秘けつ" [The secret to a healthy long life] (in Japanese). KBC. 19 September 2017. Archived from the original on 10 August 2018. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
  9. ^ "Japan's oldest person Chiyo Miyako dies at 117". The Japan Times. Kyodo. 27 July 2018. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
  10. ^ a b 1 1 5. 27 July 2018. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
  11. ^ "Kane Tanaka, World's Oldest Living Person, Just Celebrated Her 117th Birthday". 8 January 2020. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  12. ^ Brennan, David (27 July 2018). "Who is the World's oldest Person? Chiyo Miyako Dies At 117, Passing Title To Kane Tanaka". Newsweek. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
  13. ^ "The oldest person alive is celebrating her 117th birthday today by sucking into a bowl of strawberries and cream". 2 January 2020. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
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