World’s oldest man, 113, dies at his home in Japan

World’s oldest man dies at his home in northern Japan aged 113 just months after claiming title

  • Masazo Nonaka died in early hours of Sunday while sleeping at home in Ashoro 
  • He died peacefully from natural causes, according to his granddaughter 
  • He was certified by Guinness World Records in April as world’s oldest living man 

The world’s oldest man has died at his home in northern Japan at the age of 113 after claiming the title just months ago. 

Masazo Nonaka died in the early hours of Sunday while sleeping at home in Ashoro on Japan’s northern main island of Hokkaido, his family said.

He died peacefully from natural causes, according to his granddaughter Yuko Nonaka.

Masazo Nonaka with certificate from Guinness World Records as the world’s oldest living man

The supercentenarian, whose family has run a hot springs inn for four generations, was certified by Guinness World Records in April 2018 as the world’s oldest living man at 112 years and 259 days.

Born on July 25, 1905, Nonaka grew up in a large family and succeeded his parents running the inn. The 106-year-old inn is now run by his granddaughter Yuko.

She said her grandfather appeared to be as usual until her elder sister noticed he was not breathing. He was pronounced dead by his family doctor.

In this April 10, 2018, file photo, Masazo Nonaka eats a cake after receiving the certificate from Guinness World Records as the world's oldest living man at then age 112 years and 259 days

In this April 10, 2018, file photo, Masazo Nonaka eats a cake after receiving the certificate from Guinness World Records as the world’s oldest living man at then age 112 years and 259 days

‘He didn’t have any health problem. … He went peacefully and that’s at least our consolation,’ she said.

Nonaka, who enjoyed eating sweets, used to regularly soak in the springs, and would move about in the inn in a wheelchair, wearing his trademark knit cap.

He outlived all seven of his siblings, as well as his wife and three of their five children.

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