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World’s oldest person, 119 years old Kane Tanaka dies in Japan

The world’s oldest person from the southwestern Japanese city of Fukuoka died on April 19 at the age of 119, the government said Monday. Kane Tanaka was born on January 2 in 1903.

According to the report, Tanaka’s life spanned several Japanese imperial eras – Meiji, Taisho, Showa, Heisei, and Reiwa.