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Japanese woman is world's oldest living person at 116

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2019/tvpatrol/03/08/20190309-kane-tanaka.jpg"/><figcaption>116-year-old Japanese woman Kane Tanaka holds a Guinness World Records certificate naming her as the world&#x27;s oldest person living during a ceremony in Fukuoka, Japan March 9, 2019. Kyodo via Reuters</figcaption></figure></div>TOKYO - A 116-year-old Japanese woman who still enjoys studying math and playing board games has been recognized as the world&#x27;s oldest person, the Guinness World Records said Saturday.Kane Tanaka was born on 2 January 1903, the year when the Wright brothers launched humanity&#x27;s first powered flight, according to Guinness.Tanaka&#x27;s recognition was celebrated at the nursing home where she lives in western Japan&#x27;s Fukuoka by city mayor Soichiro Takashima and other well-wishers.Asked what moment she was the most happy in life, she replied: &quot;Now.&quot;She married Hideo Tanaka in 1922, giving birth to four children and adopting a fifth.Kane normally wakes each morning at 6 am and passes the afternoons by studying mathematics and practicing calligraphy.&quot;One of Kane&#x27;s favourite pastimes is a game of Othello and she&#x27;s become an expert at the classic board game, often beating rest-home staff,&quot; Guinness said.Japan has one of the world&#x27;s highest life expectancies and has been home to several people recognized as among the oldest humans to have ever lived.They include Jiroemon Kimura, the longest-living man on record, who died soon after his 116th birthday in June 2013.The oldest verified person ever -- Jeanne Louise Calment of France -- died in 1997 at the age of 122, according to Guinness.

TOKYO - A 116-year-old Japanese woman who still enjoys studying math and playing board games has been recognized as the world's oldest person, the Guinness World Records said Saturday.

TOKYO - A 116-year-old Japanese woman who still enjoys studying math and playing board games has been recognized as the world's oldest person, the Guinness World Records said Saturday.