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Revision as of 00:53, 22 April 2013
Jiroemon Kimura | |
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木村 次郎右衛門 | |
| Born | Kinjiro Miyake (三宅 金治郎) April 19, 1897[1] (age 127 years, 169 days) Kyōtango, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Occupation(s) | Retired postal worker, farmer[2] |
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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 April 19, 1897)[1] is a Japanese supercentenarian who is, at the age of 127 years, 169 days, the world's oldest living person[1] since the death of Dina Manfredini on December 17, 2012.[3] He is also the verified longest-lived man in history,[4] and the first man in history verified to have reached 116 years of age.[5][6][7][8]
Kimura became the oldest living man in Japan upon the death of Tomoji Tanabe on June 19, 2009,[9] the world's oldest living man upon the death of Walter Breuning on April 14, 2011,[10][11] and the oldest living person in Japan upon the death of Chiyono Hasegawa on December 2, 2011.
Early life and education
Kimura was born as Kinjiro Miyake (三宅 金治郎, Miyake Kinjirō) on April 19, 1897 in the fishing village of Kamiukawa, the third of six children born to farmers Morizo and Fusa Miyake.[4] According to Kimura's nephew, Kimura's birthday was recorded as April 19, 1897 instead of March 19, 1897 in 1955 by mistake when records from neighboring towns were consolidated and re-done.[4] He finished school second in his class at age 14 and commenced working from local post offices around the age of 17. He retired in 1962 at the age of 65, having worked in post offices for 45 years.[4]
Marriage and career
In the 1920s, Kimura also worked as a government communications worker in Korea, then a colony of the Empire of Japan.[4] Upon returning from Korea, he married his neighbor, Yae Kimura (1904–1978).[4] 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.[4]
Personal life
Four of Kimura's siblings lived past the age of 90, and his youngest brother died at the age of 100.[4] Kimura has 7 children (5 surviving), 14 grandchildren, 25 great-grandchildren, and 14 great-great-grandchildren.[8][12] Kimura is health conscious and active.[13] After retiring from the post office, he turned to farming until the age of 90.[2] He wakes up early in the morning and reads newspapers with a magnifying glass.[13] 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.[13] Kimura resides in Kyōtango, Kyoto Prefecture, with his eldest son's widow, 83, and his grandson's widow, 59.[11] Kimura has outlived 2 of his children and 1 grandson.
On his 114th birthday on April 19, 2011, Kimura mentioned his survival of the 7.6 magnitude 1927 Kita Tango earthquake that hit Kyoto and killed over 3,000 people.[14] Being born in the year 30 of the Meiji period, 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.[15][16]
On his 116th birthday, Kimura recieved many well wishes, including a video message from Shinzō Abe, Japan's prime minister.[8]
See also
- List of oldest people by year of birth
- List of oldest people by nation
- List of oldest living people by nation
- Oldest people
References
- ^ a b c "Oldest Validated Living Supercentenarians". Gerontology Research Group. Retrieved December 12, 2012.
- ^ a b "World's oldest man celebrates 114th birthday". The Daily Telegraph. London. April 19, 2011.
- ^ "115-year-old Iowa Woman Dies, Was World's Oldest Person". KCRG-TV9. December 17, 2012. Retrieved December 17, 2012.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Matsuyama, Kanoko (December 27, 2012). "Japanese 115-Year-Old Becomes Oldest Man in History". Bloomberg. Archived from the original on December 28, 2012. Retrieved December 28, 2012.
- ^ "World's oldest man ever turns 116 in Kyoto as his health is studied". The Japan Daily Press. April 15, 2013. Retrieved April 19, 2013.
- ^ "World's oldest person turns 116 in Japan". FRANCE 24 International News. April 19, 2013. Retrieved April 19, 2013.
- ^ AFP. "World's oldest person Jiroemon Kimura turns 116 in Japan". The Economic Times. Retrieved April 19, 2013.
- ^ a b c Zoominuk. "World's oldest man ever turns 116". YouTube.
- ^ "Japan's oldest man says 'thank you very much'". The Japan Times. June 22, 2009. Archived from the original on July 26, 2010. Retrieved October 3, 2009.
- ^ Volz, Matt (April 14, 2011). "Walter Breuning, World's Oldest Man, Dies In Montana At 114". Huffington Post. Retrieved December 17, 2012.
- ^ a b Breaking News Online Team (April 19, 2011). "Jiroemon Kimura becomes World's Oldest Man at 114". Breaking News Online.
- ^ "「はいはい、ありがとう」長寿世界一の木村さんが１１６回目の誕生日". MSN Sankei News (in Japanese). Japan: The Sankei Shimbun & Sankei Digital. April 19, 2013. Retrieved April 19, 2013.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - ^ a b c Yamaguchi, Mari (September 10, 2009). "Japan's century club swells to more than 40,000". ABC News. Archived from the original on July 26, 2010. Retrieved October 3, 2009.
- ^ "Der älteste Mann der Welt". Asienspiegel. April 20, 2011. Template:De icon
- ^ "Worlds oldest living man welcomes Guinness World Records editor to his home". Guinness World Records. October 15, 2012.
- ^ "New record for world's oldest man Jiroemon Kimura". BBC News. October 16, 2012.