World's Oldest Man, Who Ate Sweets and Lived at a Hot Spring, Has Died in Japan at Age 113
The oldest living man in the world died on Sunday, according to Guinness World Records.
Masazo Nonaka, who was 113 years and 179 days old at the time, passed away peacefully in his home on the northern Japanese island of Hokkaido. He did not have any health problems, and the death appeared due to natural causes.
Nonaka lived at and ran his family’s inn, which is home to multiple hot springs, according to The Guardian. He believed soaking in the springs once a week and his love of sweets contributed to his longevity. He also enjoyed watching sumo wrestling on TV, the outlet reports.
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Nonaka had a big family, including six brothers and one sister. After getting married in 1931, he went on to have five children of his own. He outlived all of his siblings, his wife, and three of his five kids, Insider reports.
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“We feel shocked at the loss of this big figure,” his granddaughter Yuko told Kyodo News. “His last moments were calm. He passed away without causing our family any fuss at all.”
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Nonaka — who was born on July 25, 1905 — was confirmed as the oldest living man in April 2018 after Spain’s Francisco Nuñez Olivera died on Jan. 29, 2018 at the age of 113 years 47 days.
The oldest person ever is Jeanne Calment from France, who lived to 122 years and 164 days. The oldest verified man ever is Japan’s Jiroemon Kimura, who died at 116 years and 54 days old.
