Kyoto, world’s longest living man dies at 116
Tokyo (AsiaNews / Agencies) - The oldest man in the world also considered the longest living man in history, died today in Japan at the age of 116 years. The Japanese Jiroemon Kimura died of natural causes in the Kyotango hospital, Kyoto, at 2:08 in the morning. Hospitalized on May 11 with pneumonia, in the last days his vital signs, blood and urine suffered a sudden degeneration. A funeral date has yet to be established. In December, the Guinness World Records confirmed the his record, stating that he was "the person with longest life in human history."
Kimura was born on April 19, 1897, when Queen Victoria was still head of the British Empire and the life expectancy was 44 years of age, and was able to dodge deadly childhood diseases at the time, such as tuberculosis and pneumonia. Until today he could count on the affection of seven children, 14 grandchildren, 25 great-grandchildren and 13 great-great-grandchildren. His wife Yae died in 1978 at the age of 74, while four of his brothers lived more than 90 years and the youngest - Tetsuo - lived to over 100.
He worked for 45 years at the post
office of his city, retiring in 1962 at the age of 65 and, for a time, even
moved to Korea where he worked in a telecommunications unit. Over
time it has continued to remain active, helping his family in the fields.
He
became the longest living man in the world December 28, 2012, at the age of 115
years and 253 days. Among
women the record is held by the French-woman Jeanne Calment, who died in 1997
at age 122. Today,
life expectancy in Japan is 83 years, which will become 90 by 2050. The
number of centenarians grew by 7.6% in one year, in a nation that records 40
per 100 thousand people. "My
grandfather was positive and optimistic" said a granddaughter "and
became an extrovert every time he had the guests." Until
the end he enjoyed good health and "a good appetite."
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