The Oldest Man In Japan
Born Sept. 18, 1895, Tomoji Tanabe was named world’s oldest male after the death of Emiliano Mercado Del Toro of Puerto Rico. He died in January at age 115. The former city land surveyor who lives with his son and daughter-in- law, Tanabe is in good health and is known to guzzle milk. He also keeps a diary, avoids alcohol, and does not smoke.Japan has one of the world’s longest average life spans, a factor often attributed to a healthy diet rich in fish and rice. The number of Japanese living beyond 100 has almost quadrupled in the past 10 years. The world’s oldest person, 114-year-old Edna Parker of Shelbyville, Ind., was born on April 20, 1893
