World’s Oldest Man Ever Dies in Japan Aged 116.
Jiroemon Kimura, who was also the world’s oldest living person, was admitted to a Kyoto hospital for pneumonia in May but passed away in the early hours of Wednesday morning.
The Guinness World Records said Mr. Kimura was crowned the world’s oldest person on December 17, 2012, after the death of former title holder, a 115-year-old US woman.
He was asked about the secret to his long life on his 115th birthday.
He said “I don’t know exactly,”.
“Maybe it’s all thanks to the sun above me. I am always looking up towards the sky, that is how I am.”
He was born on April 19, 1897 the same year as former British prime minister Anthony Eden, Nazi propagandist Joseph Goebbels and children’s writer Enid Blyton.
Mr Kimura worked at his local post office and also did some farming at his home after retiring.
He leaves seven children, 14 grandchildren, 25 great-grandchildren, and 15 great-great-grandchildren.
Japan has more than 50,000 people who are aged 100 and over, 2011 government data showed, reinforcing its reputation for longevity.
The world’s longest living woman, 115-year-old Misao Ookawa, also comes from Japan and is now set to gain the title of the oldest person on the planet.
Mo
The Guinness World Records said Mr. Kimura was crowned the world’s oldest person on December 17, 2012, after the death of former title holder, a 115-year-old US woman.
He was asked about the secret to his long life on his 115th birthday.
He said “I don’t know exactly,”.
“Maybe it’s all thanks to the sun above me. I am always looking up towards the sky, that is how I am.”
He was born on April 19, 1897 the same year as former British prime minister Anthony Eden, Nazi propagandist Joseph Goebbels and children’s writer Enid Blyton.
Mr Kimura worked at his local post office and also did some farming at his home after retiring.
He leaves seven children, 14 grandchildren, 25 great-grandchildren, and 15 great-great-grandchildren.
Japan has more than 50,000 people who are aged 100 and over, 2011 government data showed, reinforcing its reputation for longevity.
The world’s longest living woman, 115-year-old Misao Ookawa, also comes from Japan and is now set to gain the title of the oldest person on the planet.
Mo
Kali TV Online: Meet Sierra Leone's Refugee Band
Kali TV sat down with Sierra Leone Refugee All Stars band to discuss
their journey from a refugee camp in guinea to performing in big stages
all around the world. The band is a potent example of the redeeming
power of music and the ability of the human spirit to persevere through
unimaginable hardship and emerge with optimism intact. From their humble
beginnings in West African refugee camps, Sierra Leone's Refugee All
Stars have performed on some of the world's most prestigious stages and
matured into one of Africa's top touring and recording bands.
Familia ya Mandela Yaanza Kurejea Afrika Kusini
Johannesburg. Wasiwasi umezidi kutanda miongoni mwa familia na raia wa Afrika Kusini kuhusu afya ya Rais wa zamani wa nchi hiyo, Nelson Mandela ambaye amekuwa akipatiwa matibabu kwenye Chumba cha Wagonjwa Mahututi (ICU) kwenye Hospitali ya Mediclinic, Pretoria, Afrika Kusini.
Tayari wanafamilia wake wameanza kurejea Afrika Kusini kutoka maeneo mbalimbali duniani na ndani ya Afrika Kusini na kuelekea Pretoria kufuatilia kwa karibu hali yake. Kwa mujibu wa taarifa za kitabibu, Mzee Mandela (94) ambaye ni maarufu kwa jina la Madiba, hajitambui. Amelazwa hospitalini kwa siku ya tano sasa ambako anaendelea kupatiwa matibabu kutokana na ugonjwa wa homa ya mapafu.
Mwanaye wa kwanza, Zenani Mandela-Dlamini ambaye ni Balozi wa Afrika Kusini nchini Argentina amewasili Pretoria kufuatilia hali ya baba yake aliyelazwa hospitali Jumamosi iliyopita.
Mkewe, Graca Machel alilazimika kuahirisha safari yake ya kikazi tangu Jumamosi ili kuwa karibu naye na mke wake wa zamani ambaye walitalikiana, Winnie Mandela pia ni miongoni mwa jamaa waliojumuika kumjulia hali Rais huyo wa Kwanza mweusi wa Afrika Kusini.
Shirika la Utangazaji la Uingereza (BBC), lilisema kwamba Rais wa Afrika Kusini, Jacob Zuma jana alikutana na madaktari wanaomtibu Mzee Mandela na baadaye kutoa taarifa fupi akisema ameridhishwa na jitihada wanazofanya katika kumpatia matibabu.
Kijijini kwake
Huko kijijini kwake Qunu, wakazi wameendelea kukumbwa na shaka na wamekuwa wakifanya maombi ili afya ya Mandela iimarike. Tayari baadhi ya vyombo vya habari vya kimataifa vimeshaweka kambi katika eneo hilo la Qunu kwa ajili ya kuchukua matukio mbalimbali yanayoendelea katika kipindi hiki cha shaka na wasiwasi kuhusu kiongozi huyo.
Jana, Msemaji wa Ikulu ya Afrika Kusini, Mac Maharanji alisema hali yake haijabadilika.
Mwananchi
Mwanaye wa kwanza, Zenani Mandela-Dlamini ambaye ni Balozi wa Afrika Kusini nchini Argentina amewasili Pretoria kufuatilia hali ya baba yake aliyelazwa hospitali Jumamosi iliyopita.
Mkewe, Graca Machel alilazimika kuahirisha safari yake ya kikazi tangu Jumamosi ili kuwa karibu naye na mke wake wa zamani ambaye walitalikiana, Winnie Mandela pia ni miongoni mwa jamaa waliojumuika kumjulia hali Rais huyo wa Kwanza mweusi wa Afrika Kusini.
Shirika la Utangazaji la Uingereza (BBC), lilisema kwamba Rais wa Afrika Kusini, Jacob Zuma jana alikutana na madaktari wanaomtibu Mzee Mandela na baadaye kutoa taarifa fupi akisema ameridhishwa na jitihada wanazofanya katika kumpatia matibabu.
Kijijini kwake
Huko kijijini kwake Qunu, wakazi wameendelea kukumbwa na shaka na wamekuwa wakifanya maombi ili afya ya Mandela iimarike. Tayari baadhi ya vyombo vya habari vya kimataifa vimeshaweka kambi katika eneo hilo la Qunu kwa ajili ya kuchukua matukio mbalimbali yanayoendelea katika kipindi hiki cha shaka na wasiwasi kuhusu kiongozi huyo.
Jana, Msemaji wa Ikulu ya Afrika Kusini, Mac Maharanji alisema hali yake haijabadilika.
Mwananchi
Javier Mascherano Sent off After Kicking Medic in World Cup Qualifier Against Ecuador
Barcelona hard man Javier Mascherano is known for his no-nonsense attitude on the football pitch, causing him trouble on a number of occasions. And on Tuesday night, during Argentina's World Cup qualifier in Ecuador's capital Quito, the red mist flared up again
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