(CNN)- Kane Tanaka, the world’s oldest living person, turns 119
Kane Tanaka was born in 1903.
(CNN)Kane Tanaka, the world’s oldest living person, turned 119 years old on Sunday, according to a Twitter post published by her great-granddaughter, Junko Tanaka.
“Great achievement. (Kane Tanaka) reached 119 years of age,” Junko tweeted, with a photograph of her great-grandmother, whom she saw in December. “I hope you’ll continue to live life cheerfully and to the fullest.”
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田中カ子
@tanakakane0102
【大快挙】119歳到達 無事に119歳を迎えることができました！ サラ・ナウスさん以来22年ぶりの119歳到達です 最新のカ子さんの写真です 12月に親戚が会いに行った時のものです。 たくさんの方々に支えられてここまでくることが出来ました これからも楽しく明るく元気に過ごしてほしいです
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Junko shared a photo on Twitter of two commemorative Coca-Cola bottles that Tanaka was given for her birthday, the labels personalized with her name and age.
“Birthday gift 1: Introducing the presents received for Kane’s birthday. Really appreciate this gift. Coca-Cola company made a commemorative birthday bottle. It seems (Kane) is still drinking Coca-Cola as usual,” Junko tweeted.
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田中カ子
@tanakakane0102
【誕生日プレゼント1】 誕生日祝いに頂いたプレゼントを紹介します カ子さんの誕生日を覚えていて、 プレゼントを頂けることにとても感謝です ⭐︎コカ・コーラ社様から 誕生日記念ペットボトル 今も変わらずに コーラを飲んでいるそうです Wikipediaが119歳に更新されました
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Junko spoke to CNN in March 2021, when her great-grandmother was preparing to carry the Olympic torch ahead of the postponed Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics.
She started the Twitter account in January 2020 to commemorate Tanaka’s life.
Born in 1903, Tanaka married a rice shop owner at the age of 19, and worked in the family store until she was 103.
Tanaka has lived through a multitude of historical events, surviving two world wars and the 1918 Spanish flu.
Her life has spanned 49 Summer and Winter Olympic Games.
Tanaka is living in a nursing home in Fukuoka prefecture.
Tanaka has said that eating good food and practicing math are her secrets for a long life.
Her family said keeps her mind and body engaged by doing math, and remaining curious.
The Guinness Book of World Records recognized her as the world’s oldest living person in 2019.
Last Updated on 03.01.2022 by iskova