World’s oldest person celebrates 119th birthday in Japan nursing home

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Kane Tanaka said she is determined to extend the record by another year 💪

Kane Tanaka has set her sights on becoming 120 next year, as figures show the number of young adults in Japan in steep decline

Kane Tanaka, who has a weakness for fizzy drinks and chocolate, marked the milestone on Sunday with staff at the nursing home where she lives in Fukuoka prefecture, south-west Japan, according to media reports.Tanaka’s status in March 2019, when she was 116; she went on to achieve an all-time Japanese age record when she reached 117 years and 261 days in September 2020.

In an estimate released in September ahead of the annual Respect for the Aged Day, the health ministry said a record 86,510 people were aged 100 or older, an increase of 6,060 from the previous year.

 

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