Yasutaro Koide who is touted to be the
World's Oldest man took his last breath few hours back. He passed away
at the age of 112. Koide was born few months before the Wright Brothers
discovered the successful flight. He took his last breath at a hospital
in the central Japanese city of Nagoya.
The
Hospital officials said that he died due to Heart failure and
Pneumonia. He worked as a tailor and he was born on March 13th 1903. He
hails from Fukui which is at North west of Tokyo.
He
has Guinness World Records confirming the achievement after another
Japanese man who was one month older than him. When he spoke to media at
last he said, "The key to longevity is to avoid overwork and live with
joy."
Another report says Japan is known
for the longevity of its people. A statistical data says quarter of the
Japan population is aged 65+. Right now, the world's oldest person is
American Susannah Mushatt Jones. He is 116 years old.