The ‘world’s oldest living’ man certified by Guinness World Records has died at the age of 119. The Japanese woman, Kane Tanaka, was born in 1903, the same year as George Orwell. A century ago, she married and had four children. She spent her later years in a nursing home in Japan. There, she enjoyed playing board games and eating chocolate. With her passing, 118-year-old French nun Lucile Randon has become the world’s oldest living person. French woman Jeanne Louise Calment still holds the record for the oldest person in the world, including the deceased. She died in 1997 at the age of 122 years and 164 days. Japan has the largest elderly population in the world. More than a quarter of the population is 65 years old or older.
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