Today the world's oldest living person Jiroemon Kimura is smiling as he celebrates his 116th birthday and becomes the oldest man ever to have lived.
Japenese former postman Mr Kimura, who was born on April 19 1897, was named the world's oldest person by Guinness World Records after the death of American woman Dina Manfredini on December 17 2012.
He is now the oldest man to ever have lived whose age has been officially verified, taking over the title from Christian Mortensen of California, who died in 1998 at the age of 115 years and 252 days.
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| The Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe recorded a birthday message for Jiroemon Kimura who turned 116 today |
Mr Kimura's motto in life and secret to longevity is ‘to eat light and live long’, an official said.
The centenarian does not smoke, drinks only a ‘modest’ amount of alcohol, and has made it a practice to eat only until he is 80 per cent full.
He has 14 grandchildren, 25 great-grandchildren and 13 great-great-grandchildren, and celebrated his birthday with relatives.
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