World’s oldest man turns 112

Sakari Momoi
Sakari Momoi

TOKYO. — A Japanese man who was certified as the oldest living man by the Guinness Book of World Records last August turned 112 yesterday.

Sakari Momoi, a resident of Saitama city near Tokyo, is still in good health.

He now lives at a healthcare institution in Tokyo and celebrated his birthday with his family there.

Momoi was born on February 5, 1903 in Fukushima Prefecture.

He used to be an agricultural chemistry teacher and principal of prefectural government-run high schools in Fukushima and Saitama.

The world’s oldest living woman recognised by Guinness is also Japanese. Misao Okawa, 116-year-old in Osaka, will turn 117 next month. — Xinhua.

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