TOKYO - The world’s oldest man has died at his home - a hot springs inn - in northern Japan at the age of 113.
His family said Masazo Nonaka died peacefully in the early hours of yesterday while sleeping at home in Ashoro on Japan’s northern main island of Hokkaido.
The supercentenarian, whose family has run a hot springs inn for four generations, was certified last year as the world’s oldest living man at 112 years and 259 days.
Born on July 25, 1905, Nonaka succeeded his parents running the inn, which is now run by his granddaughter. He has outlived three of his five children.
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 during a ceremony in Ashoro on Japan's northern main island of Hokkaido. In the early hours of Sunday, Jan. 20, 2019, Nonaka died at his home _ a hot springs inn _ in northern Japan at the age of 113. (Masanori Takei/Kyodo News via AP)