World’s oldest person dies aged 119

Japanese woman, Kane Tanaka, who is the world’s oldest person passed away at the age of 119.

Kane Tanaka died on 19 April 2022.

According to a tweet posted by Kane’s family on the 13 April 2022, she had recently been “hospitalized and discharged repeatedly”.

Kane was born on 2 January 1903 as the seventh child of Kumakichi and Kuma Ota.

She managed to reach a remarkable milestone of 119 years of age.

Kane said in a tweet posted by her family, “I was able to come this far with the support of many people. I hope you will continue to have fun, [and be] cheerful and energetic.”