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Japan: Sweet 16, Plus 100 More Japan: Sweet 16, Plus 100 More
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The world’s oldest living person, Jiroemon Kimura, celebrated his 116th birthday on Friday with congratulations from around the world. Mr. Kimura, above right, was named the world’s oldest person by Guinness World Records in December. The world’s oldest living person, Jiroemon Kimura, celebrated his 116th birthday on Friday with congratulations from around the world. Mr. Kimura, above right, was named the world’s oldest person by Guinness World Records in December. He is living with his 60-year-old granddaughter-in-law and has a three-meal-a-day diet of rice, pumpkins and sweet potatoes, according to local news reports. The mayor of Kyotango City, Yasushi Nakayama, above left, visited Mr. Kimura on Friday at his home in Kyotango, in western Japan, to present him with messages from around the world. The world’s oldest woman, Misao Okawa, 115, also lives in Japan, which has more than 50,000 people who are at least 100 years old, 2011 government data showed. The record for longevity belongs to Jeanne Louise Calment, who was 122 when she died in 1997 in France.
He is living with his 60-year-old granddaughter-in-law and has a three-meal-a-day diet of rice, pumpkins and sweet potatoes, according to local news reports. The mayor of Kyotango City, Yasushi Nakayama, above left, visited Mr. Kimura on Friday at his home in Kyotango, western Japan, to present him with messages from around the world. The world’s oldest woman, Misao Okawa, 115, also lives in Japan, which has more than 50,000 people who are at least 100 years old, 2011 government data showed. The record for longevity belongs to Jeanne Louise Calment, who was 122 when she died in 1997 in France.