Kane Tanaka has extended
her record because of the world’s oldest person by celebrating her 117th birthday
at a home in Fukuoka in southern Japan.
Tanaka marked her birthday
with a celebration on Sunday alongside staff and friends at the home,
television footage from local broadcaster TVQ Kyushu Broadcasting Co
showed.
Tanaka, whose birthday was
on Jan. 2, took a bite from a slice of her big cake. “Tasty,” she said with a
smile. “I want some more".
Tanaka was last year
confirmed because the oldest living person, aged 116 years 66 days old as of
March 9, consistent with Guinness World Records.
Tanaka’s record age is
symbolic of Japan’s fast-aging population, which including its falling the birthrate is raising concerns about labor shortages and prospects for future
process.
The number of babies born
in Japan fell an estimated 5.9% last year to fewer than 900,000 for the first
time since the govt. started compiling data in 1899, consistent with Japan’s
welfare ministry.
Tanaka was born prematurely
in 1903 and married Hideo Tanaka in 1922, Guinness World Records said. The
couple had four children and adopted a fifth.
source: viralloka
source: viralloka