Local officials said Monday that a Japanese lady who was certified as the world’s oldest person has died at the age of 119.

Kane Tanaka was born in the southern Fukuoka area of Japan on January 2, 1903, the same year that the Wright brothers flew for the first time and Marie Curie became the first woman to win the Nobel Prize. Tanaka, who resided in a nursing home and loved board games, solving arithmetic problems, Pepsi, and chocolate, was in pretty excellent condition until recently.

Tanaka used to own and operate a noodle restaurant and a rice cake shop when she was younger. She married Hideo Tanaka in 1922 and had four children with him, as well as adopting a fifth. She had intended to participate in the torch relay for the Tokyo Olympics in 2021 in a wheelchair, but the pandemic prohibited her from doing so.

When she was named the oldest person living in 2019 by Guinness World Records, she was asked when she was the happiest in her life. “Now,” she said.

Her work routine at the time was characterized as involving a 6:00 a.m. Early mornings and afternoons were spent studying arithmetic and practicing calligraphy. After Tanaka died on April 19, local governor Seitaro Hattori praised her life.

“I was looking forward to seeing Kane-san on this year’s Respect for the Aged Day (a national holiday in September) and celebrating together with her favorite soda and chocolate.” he said in a statement on Monday.

“I am extremely saddened by the news.” According to World Bank data, Japan has the world’s most senior population, with almost 28 percent of the population aged 65 or older.