How old is jiroemon kimura

Japan is the country with the most centenarians in the world per capita; Okinawa has the highest concentration of centenarians, where the ratio is 50 per , people. Additionally, the record for the oldest average age is also held by Japan, where the median age - that is, the age at which there are an equal number of people above and below - is a record high of However, the oldest person ever to have lived is Jeanne Calment France who lived to years and days. Commenting on today's news, Editor-in-Chief Craig Glenday said: "The record for oldest living man lies at the very heart of Guinness World Records, and to be able to present Mr Kimura his third Guinness World Records title is truly an honour.

Longevity runs in his family. Four of his siblings lived past 90, and his youngest brother lived to Kimura's living relatives include five children, 14 grandchildren, 25 great-grandchildren and 13 great-great-grandchildren. He was born into a farming family in a fishing village, the third of six children. After leaving school at the age of 14 he worked for the post office, retiring more than half a century ago at the age of He then went on to work as a farmer until he was Kimura attributes his robust health to watching his food portion sizes, waking early in the day, reading the newspapers — with the help of a magnifying class — and watching parliamentary debates on television.

He shares a home with his grandson's widow, Eiko Kimura, who serves him his regular breakfast of rice porridge and miso soup. Aside from the three Japanese supercentenarians, the indomitable dozen born in the 19th century and still living includes five Americans, two Italians and a British woman. The Briton is Grace Jones, who is , one of only three in the country who can say they were living during the reign of Queen Victoria. She attributes her long life to "good English food, never anything frozen".

The oldest person in the US, Elsie Thompson, maintains perhaps a counter-intuitive approach to surviving well beyond According to Guinness, Mr Kimura was the first man in history to have lived to years old.

The previous record-holder for male longevity, Christian Mortensen of California, died in at the age of years and days. He worked as a postal employee and as a farmer at his home. On his th birthday, Mr Kimura told reporters he was keeping his mind fit by learning English. He attributed his longevity to getting out in the sunlight.

Mr Kimura is survived by seven children, 14 grandchildren, 25 great-grandchildren, and 15 great-great-grandchildren, Japanese media said. The number of Japanese centenarians rose 7. Please update your payment details to keep enjoying your Irish Times subscription. Oldest man in history dies in Japan aged Jiroemon Kimura, who was born in , attributed longevity to getting out in sunlight Wed, Jun 12, , Updated: Wed, Jun 12, , Topics: Japan.

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