Jiroemon Kimura, Oldest Man in Recorded History, Dies at 116
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Japan’s Jiroemon Kimura, recognized by Guinness World Records as the oldest man in recorded history, has died at the age of 116.
Kimura died today at 2:08 a.m. of natural causes in a hospital in his hometown of Kyotango, western Japan, the local government said in a faxed statement. Admitted for pneumonia on May 11, over the past few days his response, blood-sugar level and urine production had declined, according to the statement.