Jiroemon Kimura
Jiroemon Kimura | |
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| Born | 19 April 1897 (age 127 years, 252 days) |
| Occupation(s) | retired postman, farmer |
| Title | Oldest living Japanese male Oldest living man |
Jiroemon Kimura (Template:Lang-ja, born 19 April 1897) is a Japanese supercentenarian who at the age of 127 years, 252 days, is currently the oldest living man in Japan, since the death of Tomoji Tanabe on 19 June 2009.[1] Kimura is the world's oldest living man, since the death of Walter Breuning on 14 April 2011, and the last known living man from the year 1897. He is also the sixth-oldest verified living person in the world, and is the only documented man still alive who was born before 1900. Kimura is also one of the 10 oldest men ever to be verified.
Life today
Today, he has 7 children, 15 grandchildren, 23 great-grandchildren, and 8 great-great-grandchildren.[1] Kimura is health conscious and active.[2] He wakes up early in the morning and reads newspapers with a magnifying glass.[2] Also, he enjoys talking to guests and follows live parliamentary debates on television. According to him, small portions of food are the key to a long and healthy life.[2] Kimura resides in Kyoto.[2]
Longevity records
- On 16 October 2007, Jiroemon Kimura at the age of 110 years 149 days was added to Gerontology Research Group's list for Guinness Book of World Records.
- On 19 June 2009 Tomoji Tanabe died, Jiroemon Kimura at the age of 112 years 61 days became the oldest living man in Japan.
- On 8 May 2010 Florrie Baldwin died, Jiroemon Kimura at the age of 113 years 21 days entered the list of top 10 oldest living people.
- On 1 February 2011, Jiroemon Kimura, aged 113 years 288 days, became the oldest man ever to hold the title of 2nd oldest living man.
- On 9 April 2011, Jiroemon Kimura, aged 113 years 355 days, surpassed Fred Hale as the 6th oldest undisputed man ever.
References
- ^ a b "Japan's oldest man says 'thank you very much'". The Japan Times. 2009-06-22. Archived from the original on 2010-07-26. Retrieved 2009-10-03.
- ^ a b c d Yamaguchi, Mari (2009-09-10). "Japan's century club swells to more than 40,000". ABC News. Archived from the original on 2010-07-26. Retrieved 2009-10-03.
See also
- List of Japanese supercentenarians
- List of the verified oldest men
- List of the verified oldest people
- List of living supercentenarians
- List of oldest living people by nation
- Oldest people
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