Guinness Recognizes 112-year-old Japanese as Oldest Man

The secret to a long, happy life? Yasutaro Koide, a 112-year-old living in the central Japanese city of Nagoya who was officially recognized by Guinness World Records on Friday as the world's oldest man, says to "not overdo." Koide was born on March 13, 1903, and worked as a tailor. He became the oldest man with the death of Sakari Momoi of Tokyo in July at age 112. Three of his seven children, two of his nine grandchildren and one great grandchild attended a ceremony at...

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