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Japan's government has officially announced that an elderly woman has died in the world where she lived.
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Guinness World Records designated Kane Tanaka, 119, of Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, the world's oldest person in 2019.
On the 19th, he passed away. This information, however, was not made public at the time. In this situation, the grandmother's death has been formally declared by the Japanese government.
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The late grandmother Tanaka, born 1903. At the Guinness Book of World Records, Kane Tanaka was named the world's oldest living person at the age of 116. In september 2020, she was 117 years old and 261 days old.
Japan's government has officially announced that an elderly woman has died in the world where she lived.
Louis Randon, a 118-year-old woman from France, has been named the world's oldest person after her death.
The late grandmother Tanaka, born 1903. At the Guinness Book of World Records, Kane Tanaka was named the world's oldest living person at the age of 116. In september 2020, she was 117 years old and 261 days old.
Following the death of Tanaka, the world's oldest woman, Luciel Randon, a Frenchwoman, is now the world's oldest living person. She is a 118-year-old man.