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Kelly-Ann Mills & Rebecca Daly

World's oldest person Kane Tanaka dies in Japan aged 119 after sharing tips for long life

The world’s oldest person, a 119-year-old woman from Japan named Kane Tanaka, has died.

Her death was announced by the Japanese public broadcaster NHK.

Ms Tanaka was born on January 2, 1903 - the year of the Wright Brothers' first controlled flight of their motor-driven aeroplane.

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