A Japanese woman officially certified as the world's oldest person has died aged 119. Kane Tanaka was born in 1903, the same year as George Orwell, at a time when Japan was emerging as a global power.

Japanese citizen Kane Tanaka, who had been certified as the world's oldest person, died Monday at the age of 119 and 108 days, it was reported. Born Jan. 2, 1903, in the village of Wajiro ...

A Japanese woman believed to have been the world's oldest person has died aged 119, public broadcaster NHK said on Monday, reporting the death of Kane Tanaka. Born on Jan. 2, 1903 - the year of ...

Please enable JavaScript to read this content. Kane Tanaka, a 116-year-old Japanese woman, gestures after receiving a Guinness World Records certificate, back, at a ...