World's oldest man celebrates 115th birthday

World's oldest man celebrates 115th birthday

KYOTO, Japan - Jiroemon Kimura, the world's oldest man and the oldest person in Japan, holds his 11-month-old great-great-grandson Akikazu Oda on his lap at his home in Kyotango, Kyoto Prefecture, on April 19, 2012, his 115th birthday. Kimura lives with his eldest son's 83-year-old wife and the 59-year-old wife of his grandchild. He has 14 grandchildren, 25 great-grandchildren and 13 great-great-grandchildren.

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