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Guinness records the world's oldest man at 117 years old, recording the life course of five times

Riko Tanaka, who has been recognized as the world's oldest person by the Guinness World Records, celebrated her 117th birthday on January 2.

Riko Tanaka was born on January 2, 1903 in a farm in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan, with nine brothers and sisters, Kyodo News Agency reported on the 2nd. At the age of 19, she married a man who ran a new year cake shop and had many children.

It is reported that Tanaka has loved writing since childhood. At her second daughter-in-law lizo's home in Kawasaki, she also keeps notebooks and notes for the elderly to write memories, recording war, disease, reunion and separation with their families, etc.

From these memories, Tanaka not only wrote the painful past, but also recorded the positive side of life, including her life course of five times from Meiji era to Linghe era in Japan.

In September 2019, Tanaka was recognized as the world's oldest old man and the world's oldest woman at the age of 116 years and 66 days.

According to previous Japanese media reports, Tanaka currently lives in Fukuoka, Japan. He likes playing chess on weekdays. He usually gets up at 6 o'clock every morning to learn mathematics and practice calligraphy.

According to a survey released by the Ministry of health, labor and welfare in 2018, the number of people aged 100 and over in Japan has exceeded 69000. According to the prediction of Japan's National Institute of social security and population, the number of centenarians in Japan may exceed 100000 by 2023.