The woman considered to be the oldest person alive has just celebrated her 119th birthday. Kane Tanaka, from Japan, greeted the festivities in the Fukuoka Prefecture. Her family members say Ms. Tanaka who was born on January 2 in 1903, 11 years before World War I began, hopes to live until 120. Kane Tanaka turned 119 on Jan. 2, making her the oldest living person in the world and the ...