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World´s oldest man crowned in Japan aged 112
Original source: www.thenews.com.pk
World´s oldest man crowned in Japan aged 112TOKYO: A 112-year-old Japanese man has been crowned the world´s oldest male, claiming that smiling is the key to longevity.
Chitetsu Watanabe, who was born on March 5, 1907 in Niigata, north of Tokyo, was officially given the title at his nursing home in the city, Guinness World Records said Wednesday.
The previous record holder, Masazo Nonaka, also Japanese, died last month at 112 years and 266 days.
They include Jiroemon Kimura, the longest-living man on record, who died soon after his 116th birthday in June 2013.
The oldest verified person ever -- Jeanne Louise Calment of France -- died in 1997 at the age of 122, according to Guinness.