Man's 116th Birthday: World's Oldest Man to have Ever Lived Celebrates 116 Birthday, Jiroemon Kimura of Japan

Today is the 116^th Birthday of the oldest person to have ever lived, Jiroemon Kimura of Japan.
Mr. Kimura was born April 19, 1897 and was named the world's oldest person by Guinness World Records on December 17, 2012 when American, Dina Manfredini, died.
He is now the oldest man who has ever lived, of those whose ages have been officially verified. He takes the title from a man named Christian Mortensen of California, who died in 1998 at 115 years and 252 days old, Daily Mail reports.
"Mr Kimura, born on 19 April 1897, is believed to be the last known man to have lived across three centuries," writes BBC News. "[And,] He is one of only 12 people in the world still alive who was born before the turn of the 20th century," according to the BBC's Rupert Wingfield-Hayes, in Tokyo.
The Prime Minister of Japan, Shinzo Abe, sent a video message to Mr. Kimura saying, "I truly congratulate you on your 116th birthday. I'm 58 years old, still a young man at only half your age. Thanks to your generation's efforts, Japan could overcome several difficult times and achieve the prosperity we enjoy today. Your healthy existence becomes our confidence and pride," according to Reuters.
In addition, Mayor Yasushi Nakayama of Kyotango City, where Mr, Kimura lives in western Japan, came to visit for his birthday and to present him with messages from all over the world, according to Reuters.
Mr. Kimura worked as a postman to the age of 65 and then as a farmer until he was 90. He now lives at home and is under the care of his grandson's 60-year-old widow and he has 14 grandchildren as well as dozens of great and great-great grandchildren, reports told BBC.
"He lives a three-meal-a-day diet of rice, pumpkins and sweet potatoes, according to local media," Reuters reports.
Mr. Kimura attributes his impressively long life to having practiced daily "moderation," eating small meals, waking up early and exercising regularly, according to The Telegraph.
Mr Kimura has attributed his impressive longevity to having long practised "moderation" in his daily life, consuming small meals, rising early and exercising regularly.
Japan has a reputation for longevity having a population of over 50,000 people who are 100 or older in 2011 and now it boasts the world's oldest man as well as the world's oldest woman, Misao Okawa, who is 115 years old, according to Reuters.