That is *quite* old
A Japanese woman has been confirmed to be the oldest person alive after living to the grand old age of 116.
She was the seventh of eight children, and married Hideo Tanaka in 1922 just four days after her 19th birthday.Kane was born in 1903 and is pictured here with her brothers and sisters Hideo ran a family business which sold sticky rice, Zenzai , and Udon noodles, but Kane took over in 1937 when he was drafted into the army during the Second Sino-Japanese War.
During the ceremony she was given a box of chocolates, which she immediately opened and began tucking into.She was honoured with a certificate by Guinness World Records When she was asked how many chocolates she wanted to eat that day she replied: ‘100’.
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