Japanese Kane Tanaka. File photoTOKYO, Apr 25 Japanese Kane Tanaka, recognized in 2019 as the oldest person on earth, has died at the age of 120, NHK reports. Kane Tanaka was born before the Russo-Japanese War in 1903 year. She survived two World Wars and saw the reign of five emperors, starting with the reformist Emperor Meiji and ending with his great-great-grandson, the current Emperor Naruhito. Kane Tanaka at age 20 in 1923 jpg» />
Kane Tanaka at age 20 in 1923 Tanaka lived in a nursing home in the Japanese prefecture of Fukuoka and celebrated her 119th birthday in January. Most of all, the woman loved carbonated drinks and chocolate. In March 2019, she was listed in the Guinness Book of Records as the oldest inhabitant of the planet. Kane Tanaka also set a record for longest life in Japan itself.
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