World’s oldest person 116th birthday Celebration Japan Jiroemon Kimura
Kimura was crowned the world’s oldest person by Guinness World Records last December after the death of 115-year-old Dina Manfredini of Iowa in the United States.
“I truly congratulate you on your 116th birthday,” Prime Minister Shenzo Abe said in a video message.
The Mayor Yasushi Nakayama, visited Kimura at his home in Kyotango in western Japan, to present him with special messages sent in worldwide.
Kimura is now living with his 60-year-old granddaughter-in-law according to the Japanese media.
Japan has over 50,000 people that are 100 years or older, government data showed, showing Japans reputation for longevity.
The country also has the world’s longest living woman,who lives about 35 miles away from Mr Kimura 115-year-old Misao Okawa.
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