By TAKESHI SUZUKI/ Staff Writer
February 13, 2020 at 17:08 JST
Chitetsu Watanabe is recognized as the world’s oldest man in Joetsu, Niigata Prefecture, on Feb. 12. The characters he wrote on the scroll mean “No. 1 in the world.” (Pool)
JOETSU, Niigata Prefecture—Displaying a sense of humor maintained for more than a century, Chitetsu Watanabe, 112, was recognized as the oldest living man on the planet by Guinness World Records. [Read More]
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