World's oldest man is Japan's Yukichi Chuganji, 112

World's oldest man is Japan's Yukichi Chuganji, 112

FUKUOKA, Japan - Yukichi Chuganji (file photo), a 112-year-old Japanese man who lives in Fukuoka Prefecture, southwestern Japan, is the world's oldest man following the death in early January of Antonio Todde, an Italian who held the title. Via the municipal government office, the Guinness Book of Records notified Chuganji in late January that he has been recognized as the oldest man alive, said his oldest daughter, Kyoko, 72, who lives with him.

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