Japanese woman turns 117 years old, extends record as world's oldest person

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Japanese woman turns 117 years old, extends record as world's oldest person

Japanese woman turns 117 years old, extends record as world's oldest person




Kane Tanaka has extended her record because of the world’s oldest person by celebrating her 117th birthday at a home in Fukuoka in southern Japan.




Tanaka marked her birthday with a celebration on Sunday alongside staff and friends at the home, television footage from local broadcaster TVQ Kyushu Broadcasting Co 
showed.



Tanaka, whose birthday was on Jan. 2, took a bite from a slice of her big cake. “Tasty,” she said with a smile. “I want some more".

Japanese woman turns 117 years old, extends record as world's oldest person






Tanaka was last year confirmed because the oldest living person, aged 116 years 66 days old as of March 9, consistent with Guinness World Records.


Tanaka’s record age is symbolic of Japan’s fast-aging population, which including its falling the birthrate is raising concerns about labor shortages and prospects for future process.


The number of babies born in Japan fell an estimated 5.9% last year to fewer than 900,000 for the first time since the govt. started compiling data in 1899, consistent with Japan’s welfare ministry.




Tanaka was born prematurely in 1903 and married Hideo Tanaka in 1922, Guinness World Records said. The couple had four children and adopted a fifth.

source: viralloka

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