Tokyo: The world’s oldest man has died at his home — a hot springs inn — in northern Japan at the age of 113. His family said Masazo Nonaka died in the early hours of Sunday while sleeping at home in Ashoro on Japan’s northern main island of Hokkaido. The family said he died peacefully from natural causes.
The supercentenarian, whose family has run a hot springs inn for four generations, was certified last year as the world’s oldest living man at 112 years and 259 days.
Born July 25, 1905, Nonaka grew up in a large family and succeeded his parents running the inn, which is now run by his granddaughter. He has outlived his wife and three of their five children.
Japan is one of the world’s top countries for longevity. The record holder for the oldest man ever is also Japanese, Jiroemon Kimura, who died June 12, 2013, at the age of 116 years and 54 days, according to Guinness World Records.
The British organisation confirmed that Nonaka was the oldest living man April 10, 2018.
AP