What nationality was Jiroemon Kimura?
Chinese
Korean
Japanese
Thai
Answer
Japanese. Jiroemon Kimura, who lived from 1897 to 2013, was a Japanese supercentenarian who held the record as the oldest living man from December 2012 until his death at the age of 116 years and 54 days. He was also the first man to have been verified as living past the age of 115.
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