The world's oldest active individual, Japan's Jiroemon Kimura, celebrated his 116th special birthday on Sunday with congrats coming from around the world and through Japan's prime minister. Kimura was crowned the world's oldest person by Guinness World Records last December after the death of 115-year-old Dina Manfredini of Iowa in the United States. "I truly congratulate you on your 116th birthday," Prime Minister Shenzo Abe said in a video message. "I'm 58 years old, still a young man at only half your age. Thanks to your generation's efforts, Japan could overcome several difficult times and achieve the prosperity we enjoy today. Your healthy existence becomes our confidence and pride." The Mayor of Kyotango City, Yasushi Nakayama, visited Kimura at his home in Kyotango, western Japan, to present him with messages from around the world. Kimura is living with his 60-year-old granddaughter-in-law and has a three-meal-a-day diet of rice, pumpkins and sweet potatoes, according to local media. Japan has a lot more than 50,000 man and woman aged 100 or much more, 2011 government data revealed, rewarding its popularity for longevity. The nation also offers the world's longest living woman, 115-year-old Misao Okawa. |
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