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World’s oldest person dies in Japan aged 119

Kane Tanaka is believed to be the world’s oldest woman

(Picture: REUTERS)

A Japanese woman believed to be the oldest person in the world has died, aged 119.

Kane Tanaka passed away in hospital last Tuesday in the city of Fukuoka, local officials said.

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