THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
February 25, 2020 at 12:19 JST
Chitetsu Watanabe laughs after being 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--A 112-year-old resident here died on Feb. 23 less than two weeks after being recognized as the world’s oldest living man by Guinness World Records. [Read More]
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