The world's oldest man greeted his 114th birthday in rural Japan on Tuesday with a breakfast of grilled sea bream, miso soup and red-bean rice. He told the interviewers that he planned to live until the age of 120. Former postal worker J. Kimura told city officials ofhis native Kyotango in western Japan that he was extremely moved when he learned he had become the world's oldest man following the death of a retired US railroad worker on April 14. City officials described him as alert and lucid as he sat upright and fielded their questions for 50 minutes. Kimura fathered seven children and has 14 grandchildren, 25 great-grandchildren and 11 great-great-grandchildren. Kimura, who worked in the local post office for 40 years and then farmed until he was 90, now spends most of his time in bed, but is able to walk with a walker and always eats three meals a day, the city quoted family members as saying. There are five women older than Kimura on the list, including two from Japan.
News On AIR | April 19, 2011 5:23 PM
World's oldest man greets his 114th birthday in Japan