Japanese officials said on Monday that a woman – officially considered the world's oldest living person – died at the age of 119.

Kin Tanaka was born on January 2, 1903, in the southwestern Fukuoka region of Japan. She was relatively healthy until recently and lived in a nursing home, where she enjoyed board games, solving math problems, soft drinks, and chocolate.

In her youth, Tanaka ran several businesses including a noodle shop and a rice cake store. She married Hideo Tanaka a century ago in 1922, had four children, and adopted a fifth, according to the "France Press" agency.

She had planned to use a wheelchair to participate in the Tokyo Olympics torch relay in 2021, but the pandemic prevented her from doing so.

When she was identified by the Guinness World Records as the oldest living person in 2019, she was asked about the moment she was happiest in life, and her answer was: "Now."

Her daily routine at that time included waking up at six in the morning and spending afternoons studying math and practicing calligraphy.

Guinness World Records said: "One of Kin’s favorite pastimes is the game Othello, and she became an expert at the classic board game, often outperforming the staff at the home."

Japan has the largest number of elderly people in the world, according to World Bank data, with about 28% of the population aged 65 or over.

The oldest verified person ever by Guinness was the French woman Jeanne Louise Calment, who died at the age of 122 years and 164 days in 1997.