A Japanese was declared the oldest man in the world



A Japanese was declared the oldest man in the world. Sakari Momoi looks at 111 years 
Sakari Momoi 
A Japanese aged 111 years, Sakari Momoi, received on Tuesday the title of the oldest man in the world, according to local media, and his compatriot Misao joins the 
Sakari Momoi, born on February 5, 1903, in Minamisoma, Fukushima Prefecture, received the certificate attesting that record in the hands of a representative of Guinness Book of Records, the hospital in Tokyo where he was hospitalized, according to AFP, according to Mediafax. 
Visible in shape for his age, according to images broadcast by Japanese TV, Momoi, dressed in a black suit with a silver tie, said in a voice slow but firm, he hopes to be living two years. According to authorities in Saitama, a suburb north of the Japanese capital, where he lived many years, the Japanese still has a sharp mind, but not hear well. Communicate with others using writing and appreciate sumo parties. 
He loves reading, has a library of about 2,000 volumes. Previously, the title of the oldest man in the world was held by Alexander Imich, a New Yorker of Polish origin, one day older than Momoi, who died in June. However, Momoi is surpassed by 59 women, out of a total of 73 "super-centenarians" in the world, according to the Gerontology Research Group (GRG), which documents the birth records of people aged over 110 years. 
The oldest person in the world is Japanese Misao Okawa, born on March 5, 1898 the average life expectancy of Japanese men last year exceeded the threshold of 80 years, while Japanese women hold the world record in the field with 86.61 years. A quarter of Japan's population exceeds the age of 65 and, by 2060, experts expect this number to reach 40%. In September 2013, Japan had 55,000 registered centenarians.