World’s Oldest Living Man Jirouemon Kimura (Born on April 19, 1897)
Born on April 19, 1897, Jirouemon Kimura is Japan’s
oldest person and the world’s oldest man. This past April he celebrated
his 115th birthday! Kimura worked at a local post office for 38 years
before He changed careers after his retirement at 65 and became a
farmer, not stopping until the age of 90.
Mr. Kimura currently resides in western Japan near
Kyoto and spends most of his time in bed these days. However, he still
manages to eat his three square meals everyday with his family and reads
the daily newspaper to keep his mind active. Learning English is among
one of his new interests that he’ll often put into practice…
“Thank you very much. You are very kind man,” Kimura told reporters
Kimura has seven children (five who are still alive), 14 grandchildren, 25 great-grandchildren and 13 great-great-grandchildren.
“It is all thanks to the grace of god,” Kimura said. “I have nothing but gratitude for the life I’ve been given.”
At his age, Kimura has had quite a life – he was
around when the Wright brothers had their first flight, lived through
two world wars just before his 48th Birthday, watched as man landed on
the moon and was into his 90′s when the World Wide Web was born.
The oldest living man in the world, Kimura is just 237 days shy
of the oldest living person, according to the Guinness Book of World
Records. That title belongs to supercentenarian Besse Cooper, who lives
in Monroe, Ga.
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