The world’s oldest man has died at his home, a hot springs inn on Japan’s northern main island of Hokkaido, at the age of 113. Japan has one of the world’s highest life expectancies and was home to several people recognised as among the oldest humans to have lived. These included Jiroemon Kimura, the longest-living man on record, who died soon after his 116th birthday in June 2013. The oldest verified person – the Frenchwoman Jeanne Louise Calment – died in 1997 at the age of 122, according to Guinness World Records. Guinness officially recognised Nonaka as the oldest living man after the death of Spaniard Francisco Nunez Olivera last year.

Source: The Guardian January 20, 2019 10:49 UTC