| Tome Tanaka | |
 Tanaka on her 112th birthday in 2018 | |
| Birth: | 21 September 1906 Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan |
| Death: | 28 January 2019 Ogawara, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan |
| Age: | 112 years, 129 days |
| Country: |  JPN
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| Validated | |
Tome Tanaka (Japanese: 田中トメ; 21 September 1906 – 28 January 2019) was a Japanese supercentenarian whose age has been validated by LongeviQuest (LQ) and by the Gerontology Research Group (GRG). She was one of the oldest known living people in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan.
Biography
Tome Tanaka was born in Japan on 21 September 1906.
Tanaka’s husband founded the Tanaka Candy Store in Zao, Miyagi on 15 October 1947. The business has since grown into a confectionary franchise called the Sanzen Corporation, which maintains more than 70 stores and 460 employees. As noted in a 2010 blog post about Tanaka, her son (presumably Hiroto Tanaka) is currently the president of the corporation.
When asked about her longevity, Tanaka stated that she had never directed “bad feelings” at other people, and that she lived with “peace of mind.”
Tanaka died in Ogawara, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan on 28 January 2019 at the age of 112 years, 129 days.
Recognition
At the time of her death, she was the third-oldest living person in Miyagi Prefecture, after Shin Matsushita and Maki Miura.
Her age was verified by Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labour, and Welfare (MHLW), as well as Yu Li and Ryohei Asano, and validated by LongeviQuest on 27 May 2023.
Gallery
References
- Tome Tanaka LongeviQuest
- のこの方は110歳のようです。 Twitter
- 嬉しいツーショット＾＾ Excite Blog, 2010
- 会社概要 Company Profile, Sanzen Corp.