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| '''Jiroemon Kimura''' ({{lang-ja|木村次郎右衛門}}, born 19 April 1897) is a ]ese ] who at the age of {{Age in years and days|1897|4|19}}, is currently the oldest living man in Japan, since the death of ] on 19 June 2009.<ref name="Jiroemon">{{citeweb|url=http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20090622a3.html|title=Japan's oldest man says 'thank you very much'|publisher=The Japan Times|date=2009-06-22|accessdate=2009-10-03}}</ref> Kimura is also the world's second oldest living man behind ], since the death of ] on 18 July 2009, and the last known living man from the year 1897. He is also one of the 20 ]. As of 17 October 2009, he is now also one of the ]. | '''Jiroemon Kimura''' ({{lang-ja|木村次郎右衛門}}, born 19 April 1897) is a ]ese ] who at the age of {{Age in years and days|1897|4|19}}, is currently the oldest living man in Japan, since the death of ] on 19 June 2009.<ref name="Jiroemon">{{citeweb|url=http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20090622a3.html|title=Japan's oldest man says 'thank you very much'|publisher=The Japan Times|date=2009-06-22|accessdate=2009-10-03}}</ref> Kimura is also the world's second oldest living man behind ], since the death of ] on 18 July 2009, and the last known living man from the year ]. He is also one of the 20 ]. As of 17 October 2009, he is now also one of the ]. | ||
| ==Life today== | ==Life today== | ||
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| Jiroemon Kimura | |
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| Born | 19 April 1897 (age 127 years, 251 days) |
| Occupation | Retired |
| Title | Oldest living Japanese male |
Jiroemon Kimura (Template:Lang-ja, born 19 April 1897) is a Japanese supercentenarian who at the age of 127 years, 251 days, is currently the oldest living man in Japan, since the death of Tomoji Tanabe on 19 June 2009. Kimura is also the world's second oldest living man behind Walter Breuning, since the death of Henry Allingham on 18 July 2009, and the last known living man from the year 1897. He is also one of the 20 oldest verified living people in the world. As of 17 October 2009, he is now also one of the twenty verified oldest men ever.
Life today
Today, he has seven children, 15 grandchildren, 23 great-grandchildren, and 8 great-great-grandchildren. Kimura is health conscious and active. He wakes up early in the morning and enjoys reading the newspaper. Also, he enjoys talking to guests and follows live parliamentary debates on television. Small portions of food is the key to a long and healthy life according to him. Kimura resides in Kyoto.
References
- ^ "Japan's oldest man says 'thank you very much'". The Japan Times. 2009-06-22. Retrieved 2009-10-03.
- ^ Yamaguchi, Mari (2009-11-10). "Japan's century club swells to more than 40,000". Associated Press. Retrieved 2009-10-03.
See also
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