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|birth_name = 三宅 金治郎 (Miyake Kinjirō)<ref name="bloomberg">{{cite web|url=http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-12-28/japanese-115-year-old-becomes-oldest-man-in-recorded-history.html|title=Japanese 115-Year-Old Becomes Oldest Man in History| work=Bloomberg |date=27 December 2012 |accessdate=28 December 2012 |last=Matsuyama |first=Kanoko |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/6DEyKFO46|archivedate=28 December 2012}}</ref> |
|birth_name = 三宅 金治郎 (Miyake Kinjirō)<ref name="bloomberg">{{cite web|url=http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-12-28/japanese-115-year-old-becomes-oldest-man-in-recorded-history.html|title=Japanese 115-Year-Old Becomes Oldest Man in History| work=Bloomberg |date=27 December 2012 |accessdate=28 December 2012 |last=Matsuyama |first=Kanoko |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/6DEyKFO46|archivedate=28 December 2012}}</ref> |
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| birth_place =[[Kyōtango]], [[Kyoto Prefecture]], [[Empire of Japan]] |
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{{nihongo|'''Jiroemon Kimura'''|木村 次郎右衛門|Kimura Jirōemon|born 19 |
{{nihongo|'''Jiroemon Kimura'''|木村 次郎右衛門|Kimura Jirōemon|born 19 March 1897}}<ref name="GRG"/> is a Japanese [[supercentenarian]] who is, at the age of {{Age in years and days|1897|3|19}}, the [[list of the verified oldest men|longest-lived verified man in history]], and the [[List of living supercentenarians|world's oldest living person]].<ref name="GRG"/> He gained the latter title upon the death of [[Dina Manfredini]] on 17 December 2012,<ref name="115-year-old Iowa Woman Dies">{{cite web|url=http://www.kcrg.com/news/local/115-year-old-Iowa-Woman-Dies-Was-Worlds-Oldest-Person-183804831.html|title=115-year-old Iowa Woman Dies, Was World's Oldest Person|work=KCRG-TV9|date=17 December 2012|accessdate=17 December 2012}}</ref> and gained the former title on 28 December 2012, when he surpassed the age of [[Christian Mortensen]]. Being 115 years 242 days at the succession, Kimura is the oldest man ever to gain the title of the world's oldest living person, and became the first man to hold the title since [[Emiliano Mercado del Toro]], who died on 24 January 2007. He is the 10th oldest person ever recorded. |
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He has also been the [[Oldest_living_man#Verified_oldest_living_men_.28over_110_years.29|world's oldest living man]] since the death of [[Walter Breuning]] on 14 April 2011.<ref name="Walter Breuning, World's Oldest Man, Dies">{{cite web|last=Volz|first=Matt|title=Walter Breuning, World's Oldest Man, Dies In Montana At 114|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/04/14/walter-breuning-worlds-oldest-man-dies_n_849486.html|work=Huffington Post|date=14 April 2011|accessdate=17 December 2012}}</ref><ref name="breakingnewsonline">{{cite web|author=Breaking News Online Team|url=http://www.breakingnewsonline.net/world/8086-jiroemon-kimura-becomes-worlds-oldest-man-at-114.html?amp|title=Jiroemon Kimura becomes World's Oldest Man at 114|work=Breaking News Online|date=19 April 2011}}</ref> Being 113 years 360 days at the succession, Kimura is the oldest man ever to gain the title of the world's oldest living man. |
He has also been the [[Oldest_living_man#Verified_oldest_living_men_.28over_110_years.29|world's oldest living man]] since the death of [[Walter Breuning]] on 14 April 2011.<ref name="Walter Breuning, World's Oldest Man, Dies">{{cite web|last=Volz|first=Matt|title=Walter Breuning, World's Oldest Man, Dies In Montana At 114|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/04/14/walter-breuning-worlds-oldest-man-dies_n_849486.html|work=Huffington Post|date=14 April 2011|accessdate=17 December 2012}}</ref><ref name="breakingnewsonline">{{cite web|author=Breaking News Online Team|url=http://www.breakingnewsonline.net/world/8086-jiroemon-kimura-becomes-worlds-oldest-man-at-114.html?amp|title=Jiroemon Kimura becomes World's Oldest Man at 114|work=Breaking News Online|date=19 April 2011}}</ref> Being 113 years 360 days at the succession, Kimura is the oldest man ever to gain the title of the world's oldest living man. |
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==Early life, marriage and career== |
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Kimura was born Kinjiro Miyake ({{lang-ja|三宅 金治郎}}; ''Miyake Kinjiro'') on 19 |
Kimura was born Kinjiro Miyake ({{lang-ja|三宅 金治郎}}; ''Miyake Kinjiro'') on 19 March 1897 in the fishing village of Kamiukawa, the third of six children born to farmers Morizo and Fusa Miyake.<ref name="bloomberg"/> After he finished school second in his class at age 14, he worked for local post offices for 45 years before his retirement in 1962 at the age of 65.<ref name="bloomberg"/> In the 1920s he also worked as a government communications worker in [[Korea]], then a [[Korea under Japanese rule|colony of Japan]].<ref name="bloomberg"/> Upon returning from Korea, he married his neighbor, Yae Kimura (1904-1978).<ref name="bloomberg"/> Since his wife's family lacked a male heir, he changed his name to Jiroemon Kimura, becoming the ninth member of the family to bear that name.<ref name="bloomberg"/> |
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==Life today== |
==Life today== |
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* 19 march 2012, Jiroemon Kimura became the 28th verified person in history, the first verified Asian man and the 3rd verified man in history to reach age 115. |
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* 2 May 2012, Jiroemon Kimura, aged 115 years, 13 days, surpassed Chiyono Hasegawa to become the oldest Asian person ever to live in three centuries and the second oldest Asian person ever. |
* 2 May 2012, Jiroemon Kimura, aged 115 years, 13 days, surpassed Chiyono Hasegawa to become the oldest Asian person ever to live in three centuries and the second oldest Asian person ever. |
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* 12 August 2012, Jiroemon Kimura, aged 115 years, 115 days, surpassed [[Maria de Jesus]] to become one of the 20 oldest people ever. |
* 12 August 2012, Jiroemon Kimura, aged 115 years, 115 days, surpassed [[Maria de Jesus]] to become one of the 20 oldest people ever. |
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Jiroemon Kimura 木村 次郎右衛門 | |
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| Born | 三宅 金治郎 (Miyake Kinjirō)[1] 19 march 1897[2] (age 127 years, 117 days) |
| Occupation(s) | Retired postal worker, farmer[3] |
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| Spouse | Yae Kimura (1904-1978) (m. ?–1978; her death) |
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| Parent(s) | Morizo and Fusa Miyake |
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Jiroemon Kimura (木村 次郎右衛門, Kimura Jirōemon, born 19 March 1897)[2] is a Japanese supercentenarian who is, at the age of 127 years, 117 days, the longest-lived verified man in history, and the world's oldest living person.[2] He gained the latter title upon the death of Dina Manfredini on 17 December 2012,[4] and gained the former title on 28 December 2012, when he surpassed the age of Christian Mortensen. Being 115 years 242 days at the succession, Kimura is the oldest man ever to gain the title of the world's oldest living person, and became the first man to hold the title since Emiliano Mercado del Toro, who died on 24 January 2007. He is the 10th oldest person ever recorded.
He has also been the world's oldest living man since the death of Walter Breuning on 14 April 2011.[5][6] Being 113 years 360 days at the succession, Kimura is the oldest man ever to gain the title of the world's oldest living man.
He has been the oldest living man in Japan since the death of Tomoji Tanabe on 19 June 2009;[7] the oldest Japanese and Asian man ever since surpassing Yukichi Chuganji on 26 October 2011; and the oldest living person in Japan and in Asia since the death of Chiyono Hasegawa on 2 December 2011. Furthermore, he is the second oldest Japanese and Asian person ever, behind Tane Ikai.
He is one of only three men (the other two being the above-mentioned Emiliano Mercado del Toro and Christian Mortensen) verified to have reached age 115, and the first Asian man to have done so. Kimura is the last verified living person born in the year 1897, and the last known living man verified to be born before 1900.
Early life, marriage and career
Kimura was born Kinjiro Miyake (Japanese: 三宅 金治郎; Miyake Kinjiro) on 19 March 1897 in the fishing village of Kamiukawa, the third of six children born to farmers Morizo and Fusa Miyake.[1] After he finished school second in his class at age 14, he worked for local post offices for 45 years before his retirement in 1962 at the age of 65.[1] In the 1920s he also worked as a government communications worker in Korea, then a colony of Japan.[1] Upon returning from Korea, he married his neighbor, Yae Kimura (1904-1978).[1] Since his wife's family lacked a male heir, he changed his name to Jiroemon Kimura, becoming the ninth member of the family to bear that name.[1]
Life today
Four of Kimura's siblings lived past the age of 90, and his youngest brother died at the age of 100.[1] Kimura has 7 children (5 surviving), 15 grandchildren (14 surviving), 25 great-grandchildren, and 13 great-great-grandchildren.[7] Kimura is health conscious and active.[8] After retiring from the post office, he turned to farming until the age of 90.[3] He wakes up early in the morning and reads newspapers with a magnifying glass.[8] Also, he enjoys talking to guests and follows live parliamentary debates on television. According to him, small portions of food are the key to a long and healthy life.[8] Kimura resides in Kyōtango, Kyoto Prefecture, with his eldest son's widow, 83, and his grandson's widow, 59.[6] Kimura has outlived 2 of his children and 1 grandson.
On his 114th birthday on 19 April 2011, Kimura mentioned his survival of the 7.6 magnitude 1927 Kita Tango earthquake that hit Kyoto and killed over 3,000 people.[9] He has lived in the reigns of 4 emperors, and during the premierships of 61 Japanese Prime Ministers, from Matsukata Masayoshi to Shinzo Abe.
In October 2012, Kimura was presented with a certificate from Guinness World Records Editor-in-Chief Craig Glenday. The reason for the visitation was Kimura's appearance in the new Guinness World Records book 2013; this was the second year in a row Kimura was recognized as the Oldest living man in the world, as he also appeared in the 2012 edition of the book. During the meeting Kimura said he spends most of his time in bed.[10][11]
Longevity milestones
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2007
- 16 October 2007, Jiroemon Kimura, aged 110 years, 180 days, was added to the Gerontology Research Group list for Guinness World Records.
2009
- 23 February 2009, Kiyoshi Igarashi died. Jiroemon Kimura, aged 111 years, 310 days, became the last surviving man born in 1897.
- 19 June 2009, Tomoji Tanabe died. Jiroemon Kimura, aged 112 years, 61 days, became the oldest living man in Japan.
2010
- 5 September 2010, Jiroemon Kimura, aged 113 years, 139 days, surpassed Frederick Frazier to became one of the 10 verified oldest men ever.
- 4 November 2010, Eugenie Blanchard died. Jiroemon Kimura, aged 113 years, 200 days, entered the list of the 10 oldest living people in the world.
2011
- 19 January 2011, Jiroemon Kimura, aged 113 years, 275 days, surpassed Beatrice Mears and Tomoji Tanabe to enter the list of the 100 oldest people ever.
- 14 April 2011, Walter Breuning died.[5] Jiroemon Kimura, aged 113 years, 360 days, became the oldest living verified man in the world and the last known living man verifiably born before 1900.
- 19 April 2011, Jiroemon Kimura became the 6th man in history to reach age 114.[3]
- 11 September 2011, Tanekichi Onishi died. Jiroemon Kimura, aged 114 years, 145 days, became the last living Japanese man born in the 19th century.
- 26 October 2011, Jiroemon Kimura, aged 114 years, 190 days, surpassed Yukichi Chuganji to become the oldest Japanese man ever and one of the 10 oldest Japanese people ever.
- 11 November 2011, Jiroemon Kimura, aged 114 years, 206 days, surpassed Walter Breuning to become the 3rd oldest verified man ever.
- 2 December 2011, Chiyono Hasegawa died. Jiroemon Kimura, aged 114 years, 227 days, became the oldest living person in Japan and the oldest living person in Asia.
2012
- 19 march 2012, Jiroemon Kimura became the 28th verified person in history, the first verified Asian man and the 3rd verified man in history to reach age 115.
- 2 May 2012, Jiroemon Kimura, aged 115 years, 13 days, surpassed Chiyono Hasegawa to become the oldest Asian person ever to live in three centuries and the second oldest Asian person ever.
- 12 August 2012, Jiroemon Kimura, aged 115 years, 115 days, surpassed Maria de Jesus to become one of the 20 oldest people ever.
- 23 September 2012, Jiroemon Kimura, aged 115 years, 157 days, surpassed Emiliano Mercado del Toro to become the oldest verified man ever to live in three centuries.
- 17 December 2012, Dina Manfredini died.[4] Jiroemon Kimura, aged 115 years 242 days, became the oldest living person[2] and the first man to hold the title since Emiliano Mercado del Toro died on 24 January 2007.
- 28 December 2012, Jiroemon Kimura, aged 115 years, 253 days, surpassed Christian Mortensen to become the oldest verified man ever.
2013
- 2 January 2013, Jiroemon Kimura, aged 115 years, 258 days, surpassed Dina Manfredini to become one of the ten oldest verified people ever and, in doing so, became the second man ever to enter the top ten of the list of the verified oldest people. Furthermore, surpassing Manfredini, Kimura became the longest lived person born in 1897.
- 12 January 2013, Koto Okubo died. Jiroemon Kimura, aged 115 years, 268 days, became the last verified living person born in 1897.
See also
- List of Japanese supercentenarians
- List of the verified oldest people
- List of the verified oldest men
- List of oldest people by year of birth
- List of oldest people by nation
- List of oldest living people by nation
- List of living supercentenarians
- Oldest people
- Supercentenarian
References
- ^ a b c d e f g Matsuyama, Kanoko (27 December 2012). "Japanese 115-Year-Old Becomes Oldest Man in History". Bloomberg. Archived from the original on 28 December 2012. Retrieved 28 December 2012.
- ^ a b c d "Validated Living Supercentenarians". Gerontology Research Group. Retrieved 12 December 2012.
- ^ a b c "World's oldest man celebrates 114th birthday". The Daily Telegraph. London. 19 April 2011.
- ^ a b "115-year-old Iowa Woman Dies, Was World's Oldest Person". KCRG-TV9. 17 December 2012. Retrieved 17 December 2012.
- ^ a b Volz, Matt (14 April 2011). "Walter Breuning, World's Oldest Man, Dies In Montana At 114". Huffington Post. Retrieved 17 December 2012.
- ^ a b Breaking News Online Team (19 April 2011). "Jiroemon Kimura becomes World's Oldest Man at 114". Breaking News Online.
- ^ a b "Japan's oldest man says 'thank you very much'". The Japan Times. 22 June 2009. Archived from the original on 26 July 2010. Retrieved 3 October 2009.
- ^ a b c Yamaguchi, Mari (10 September 2009). "Japan's century club swells to more than 40,000". ABC News. Archived from the original on 26 July 2010. Retrieved 3 October 2009.
- ^ "Der älteste Mann der Welt". Asienspiegel. 20 April 2011. Template:De icon
- ^ "Worlds oldest living man welcomes Guinness World Records editor to his home". Guinness World Records. 15 October 2012.
- ^ "New record for world's oldest man Jiroemon Kimura". BBC News. 16 October 2012.