World's Oldest Man Ever Announced As 115-Year-Old Japanese Resident
Jiroemon Kimura is the world's oldest living man ever at 115 years and 252 days old.
Kimura, from Kyotango, Japan, surpassed the record on Dec. 17 by becoming the world's oldest living person. He also is the world's oldest living male, taking the title from Danish-American Christian Mortensen who died in 1998.
Craig Glenday, the editor-in-chief of the Guinness World Records, said that Kimura is only the third man in history to reach the age of 115 and the first Japanese man to reach that age, according to The Telegraph.
Jiroemon was born on April 19, 1897, and made a living as a postal worker. Kimura has a large family with 14 grandchildren, 25 great-grandchildren and 13 great-great-grandchildren.
A Facebook page created for Kimura had the following message:
"This is a fan page dedicated to 115 year old Jiroemon Kimura the oldest man in Japan and the Oldest man in the world, the last sole surviving male from the 19th century. As of December 17th Jiroemon Kimura is the oldest living person in the world."
So how did Kimura reach the record setting age of 115?
The social media page for Kimura stated that he "wakes up early in the morning and reads newspapers with a magnifying glass. 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."
Another man recently broke a record for the world's oldest newest father at age 96.
Farmer Ramjit Raghav and his 52-year-old wife Shakuntala Devi welcomed their second baby in two years on Oct. 5, according to The Times of India.
Raghav first held the record in 2010 and the recent birth of his second child means that the Indian farmer beat his own record.
