Kane Tanaka dies at 119, sister Andre now world's oldest person
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World's oldest person dies
Kane Tanaka, the world's oldest person from the southwestern Japanese city of Fukuoka, has died at the age of 119.
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Born in 1903
Kane Tanaka was born on January 2 in 1903, the year Wright Brothers made the world's first successful flight of powered aircraft. Her life spanned several Japanese imperial eras -- Meiji, Taisho, Showa, Heisei, and Reiwa.
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Held record for 3 years
She was recognised by Guinness World Records as the world's oldest person in March 2019 at the age of 116. Tanaka also became the oldest person ever on record in Japan after turning 117 years and 261 days old in September 2020.
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'Reasons' for longevity
Tanaka ascribed her longevity to "eating delicious food", including soda and chocolate, as well as "learning" new things. She was also fond of calligraphy and liked to solve arithmetic problems. She spent her later years in a Fukuoka nursing home.
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Meet Sister Andre
Lucile Randon, known as Sister Andre, was born in southern France on February 11, 1904. She now lives at a nursing home in Toulon along the Mediterranean coast. Her eyes can no longer see, but she still attends mass.
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Outside blue zones
Most centenarians are found in the world's so-called blue zones, where people live longer than average, such as Okinawa in Japan or on the Italian island of Sardinia. France, though not a blue-zone country, still has 30,000 centenarians.