A Japanese citizen recently named the world's oldest living man has died aged 112, a local official said on Tuesday.
Chitetsu Watanabe, who was born on March 5, 1907, in Niigata, north of Tokyo, died on Sunday at his nursing home in the same prefecture, the official said.
The news came less than two weeks after he was officially recognised by Guinness World Records.
Watanabe, who had five children, said the secret to longevity was to "not get angry and keep a smile on your face".
He said he had a penchant for sweets such as custard pudding and ice cream.
The oldest man in Japan is now Issaku Tomoe, who is 110, according to the Jiji Press news agency, although it was not clear if Mr Tomoe holds the title globally.
The oldest living person is also Japanese, Kane Tanaka, a 117-year-old woman.
The life expectancy in Japan is among the highest in the world and the country has been home to several people recognised as being among the oldest humans to have lived.
They include Jiroemon Kimura, the longest-living man on record, who died soon after his 116th birthday in June 2013.
The oldest verified person — Jeanne Louise Calment of France — died in 1997 at the age of 122, according to Guinness World Records.
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It was founded in 2018 and originally called the Brexit Party.
Many of its members previously belonged to UKIP or the mainstream Conservatives.
After Brexit took place, the party focused on the reformation of British democracy.
Former Tory deputy chairman Lee Anderson became its first MP after defecting in March 2024.
The party gained support from Elon Musk, and had hoped the tech billionaire would make a £100m donation. However, Mr Musk changed his mind and called for Mr Farage to step down as leader in a row involving the US tycoon's support for far-right figurehead Tommy Robinson who is in prison for contempt of court.
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Salman Khan’s father, Salim Khan, is one of Bollywood’s most legendary screenwriters. Through his partnership with co-writer Javed Akhtar, Salim is credited with having paved the path for the Indian film industry’s blockbuster format in the 1970s. Something his son now rules the roost of. More importantly, the Salim-Javed duo also created the persona of the “angry young man” for Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan in the 1970s, reflecting the angst of the average Indian. In choosing to be the ordinary man’s “hero” as opposed to a thespian in new Bollywood, Salman Khan remains tightly linked to his father’s oeuvre. Thanks dad.
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