Kane Tanaka

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Kane Tanaka (田中 カ子, Tanaka Kane, née Ōta (太田); 2 January 1903 – 19 April 2022) was a Japanese supercentenarian who, until her death at the age of 119 years and 107 days, was the world's oldest verified living person following the death of Chiyo Miyako on 22 July 2018.[2][3][4] She is the oldest verified Japanese person and the second-oldest verified person ever, after Jeanne Calment.[5][6]

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Kane Tanaka
田中カ子
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Tanaka c.1923
Born
Kane Ota

(1903-01-02)2 January 1903
Wajiro Village, Fukuoka, Empire of Japan
Died(2022-04-19)19 April 2022 (aged 119 years, 107 days)
Fukuoka, Japan[1]
OccupationStore owner
Known for
Spouse
Hideo Tanaka
(m. 1922; died 1993)
Children5
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