Jiroemon Kimura, World's Oldest Person, Celebrates 116th Birthday
Jiroeman Kimura, a Japanese citizen who was declared to be the world's oldest living person in December, padded his record by another year when he celebrated the big 1-1-6 on April 19.
The birthday wellwishers included a video message from Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and a visit from the mayor of Kimura's hometown of Kyotango, Japan, a city of 60,000 that has 95 residents over the age of 100, the Daily Mail reported.
Kimura is one of only 12 living people in the world born before 1900, according to the BBC. The world's oldest living woman, 115-year-old Misao Okawa, also lives in Japan.
Kimura celebrated his big day with his usual thrice-daily meal of rice, pumpkins and sweet potatoes, which is prepared by his 60-year-old granddaughter-in-law, DNAIndia.com reported.
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