Australian Women’s Weekly NZ

A long life well lived

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The world’s oldest person, Kane Tanaka, has died aged 119. Born in Japan in 1903, she married young, raised five children and worked in the family rice store until she was 103. When she was declared the world’s oldest person, she said she had never been happier.

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during celebratio­ns for her 117th birthday. Right:
Kane as a young woman, bottom row,
centre.
Above: Kane pictured during celebratio­ns for her 117th birthday. Right: Kane as a young woman, bottom row, centre.
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