The award-presenting ceremony took place at the nursing home where the woman resides in Fukuoka, Japan. The event was attended by her family and the city’s mayor who came to congratulate the world’s oldest woman, who earlier fought off cancer.
Guinness World Records has honoured a 116-year-old woman from Japan, Kane Tanaka, as the oldest living person in the world.
When she was asked what part of her life was the most enjoyable, she responded « right now.
