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Japan's oldest man dies at 109

NAHA, Japan - Japan's oldest man, Kameni Nakamura, died May 20 at a hospital in Okinawa Prefecture, his family said. He was 109. Photo was taken in November 2003 soon after he became the country's oldest man at 108 following the death of Yukichi Chuganji, 114.

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World's oldest man dies in Fukuoka Pref. at 114

TOKYO, Japan - Yukichi Chuganji, 114, the oldest man in the world, died Sept. 28 at his home in Ogori, Fukuoka Prefecture, his family said Sept. 29. Chuganji, born in 1889, became the oldest man in the world when Antonio Todde, a 112-year-old Italian living in Sardinia, died in January 2002.

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World's oldest man turns 114

FUKUOKA, Japan - Yukichi Chuganji (file photo), a Japanese on record as the oldest man in the world, marked his 114th birthday March 23 in Ogori, Fukuoka Prefecture. Unlike last year when celebrations were held for his entry in the Guinness Book of Records, Chuganji had a quiet birthday this year, surrounded by family including his oldest daughter, Kyoko, 73.

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World's oldest man poses for picture

FUKUOKA, Japan - Yukichi Chuganji, the oldest man in the world, poses for picture, as he marked his 113th birthday at his house in Ogori, Fukuoka Prefecture, on March 23.

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World's oldest man turns 113 in Fukuoka, Japan

FUKUOKA, Japan - Yukichi Chuganji (in file photo) on record as the oldest man in the world marked his 113th birthday on March 23 in Ogori, Fukuoka Prefecture. Chuganji joined the world's oldest woman, Kamato Hongo of the southwestern Japan city of Kagoshima, who recently marked her 114th birthday, to put Japan's southwestern main island of Kyushu on the global map for longevity.

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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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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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Japan's oldest man dies at 109

NAHA, Japan - Japan's oldest man, Kameni Nakamura, died May 20 at a hospital in Okinawa Prefecture, his family said. He was 109. Photo was taken in November 2003 soon after he became the country's oldest man at 108 following the death of Yukichi Chuganji, 114. (Kyodo)

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World's oldest man dies in Fukuoka Pref. at 114

TOKYO, Japan - Yukichi Chuganji, 114, the oldest man in the world, died Sept. 28 at his home in Ogori, Fukuoka Prefecture, his family said Sept. 29. Chuganji, born in 1889, became the oldest man in the world when Antonio Todde, a 112-year-old Italian living in Sardinia, died in January 2002. (Kyodo)

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World's oldest man turns 114

FUKUOKA, Japan - Yukichi Chuganji (file photo), a Japanese on record as the oldest man in the world, marked his 114th birthday March 23 in Ogori, Fukuoka Prefecture. Unlike last year when celebrations were held for his entry in the Guinness Book of Records, Chuganji had a quiet birthday this year, surrounded by family including his oldest daughter, Kyoko, 73. (Kyodo)