Miyazaki man given certificate for being world's oldest male

Miyazaki man given certificate for being world's oldest male

MIYAZAKI, Japan - Tomoji Tanabe, a 111-year-old resident of Miyakonojo, Miyazaki Prefecture, looks at a certificate for being the world's oldest male presented by Britain's Guinness World Records on June 18. Asked how he feels about getting the certificate, Tanabe said with a smile, ''It is nothing extraordinary.''

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