Kane Tanaka celebrated her 117th birthday on January 2 after being named the world's oldest person alive by the Guinness World Records in March 2019.
Born prematurely as the seventh child in her family, the 117-year-old went on to marry her husband, Hideo Tanaka in January 1922, right after her 19th birthday, according to the Guinness World RecordsHideo ran a family business called Tanaka Mochiya—which made and sold sticky rice, Japanese sweets, and Udon noodles—but when he was called for military duty in Japan, Kane became more involved in the business in addition to raising her children and looking after her mother-in-law.
The video includes footage from the March 2019 certificate presentation ceremony in Japan where Guinness World Records officially recognized Tanaka as the oldest person alive. According to, breaking the record for oldest person alive has been Tanaka’s dream since she turned 100 years old, and she can be seen tearing up during her ceremony.
Not one to let age slow her down, Tanaka, who normally wakes up at 6 a.m. has a full day in her nursing home where she “still enjoys reading, mathematics, and board games,” including
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