Guinness recognizes Japanese man as world's oldest

Guinness recognizes Japanese man as world's oldest

TOKYO, Japan - Sakari Momoi (R) receives a bouquet from Saitama Mayor Hayato Shimizu in Tokyo on Aug. 20, 2014, after the 111-year-old former teacher living in the city was recognized as the world's oldest living man by Guinness World Records. (Pool photo)

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