Society | Sep 14

Japan’s oldest man dies in Nara at 112

Sep 14 (janamtv.com) - Mikizo Ueda, who was the oldest Japanese man, died at the age of 112 in the city of Nara recently, the local government said Tuesday.

The supercentenarian resident of Nara was born in May 1910. Following Ueda’s passing away on Sept. 9, the health ministry is set to announce the current oldest living man in the country this week.

Kane Tanaka, a 119-year-old Japanese woman recognized by Guinness World Records as the world’s oldest living person, died on April 19 this year in Fukuoka Prefecture. With her death, the oldest living person in Japan is now Fusa Tatsumi, a 115-year-old woman living in Osaka Prefecture. ...continue reading

Source: 読売テレビニュース

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