“AGE IS JUST A NUMBER” – by Des Kelly We have often heard this quote, usually around the birthdays of family or friends, and it is so very true. However, very few persons tend to reach the magic Century that earns them a privjoate letter from our reigning Monarch, Queen Elizabeth ll. Now, here is a Japanese lady who has lived to the grand old age of 119, and has just passed on, after  having notched up this “highest age record”, and Charles Schokman has sent in this amazing story, for which we thank him. Without further ado, here is the story in/full, for all the avid readers of e’Lanka.   Desmond Kelly.) (Editor-in-Chief) e’Lanka. The world’s oldest person, Kane Tanaka, has died in Japan aged 119 The 119-year-old was born on 2 January 1903 and married her husband a century ago. Source:sbs.com.au A Japanese woman certified the world’s oldest ...

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