The death of the oldest person on earth: “The secret of my longevity is that I do everything I like.”

She passed away before the days of the Japanese Kani Tanaka, who had the title of the oldest living person on earth, although she did not always adhere to following the advice and instructions for healthy eating.

Kani Tanaka was born in Japan in 1903, and in 2019 she was listed in the Guinness Book of Records.

Tanaka is the third woman in history among the documented cases to live to the age of 119, as the list includes the French Jean-Louis Calment, who died at the age of 122 in 1997. While the oldest person on earth is now the French nun Lucille Randon (Sister André ), aged 118 years.

It is reported that the Japanese perennial married at the age of 19 and lived with her husband for 71 years, and during this period she gave birth to four children.

Kani Tanaka is the seventh child in a family that has had nine children.

The Japanese centenarian was scheduled to participate in the Olympic torch relay at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, but the "Covid-19" pandemic prevented her from doing so.

During her long life, the Japanese perennial did not adhere to the advice of healthy nutrition, and many times she was seriously ill.

"I like soft drinks more than anything, especially Coca-Cola, and I also like coffee and chocolate. I can't name any products that I don't like at all," she says in an interview with the Japan National Tourism Authority two years ago.

According to her, her diet included rice, fish and soup, and she drank a large amount of water daily.

When asked about the secret to her longevity, she said, "I do whatever I like," and that includes food.

She was also fond of solving mathematical problems and used to practice calligraphy and communicate with others whenever the opportunity arose, but in recent years she has been using sign language.

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