A Japanese man recently named the oldest man on the planet died at the age of 112, a local official said on Tuesday. Chitetsu Watanabe, born March 5, 1907 in Niigata, north of Tokyo, died on Sunday in his retirement home located in the same region. The announcement of his death comes less than two weeks after he was recognized Dean of Humanity by the Guinness Book of Records.
"Never get angry"
Chitetsu Watanabe, father of five, said that the secret to longevity was to "never get angry and keep smiling". He also confessed a little fondness for delicacies such as custards and ice cream.
The oldest person in the world is Kane Tanaka, a 117-year-old woman who is also in Japan. The oldest man in Japan is now 110-year-old Issaku Tomoe, said the Japanese news agency Jiji, but it has not been established that he holds this world record.
Longevity in Japan is among the highest in the world and many nationals of the archipelago have been recognized as the deans of humanity. Among them Jiroemon Kimura, considered the man who lived the longest, died shortly after his 116th birthday in June 2013. The officially recognized human longevity record is held by the Frenchwoman Jeanne Louise Calment, who lived 122 years and 164 days before dying in 1997.
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