Tomoji Tanabe, the world’s oldest man, died in his sleep at his home in southern Japan today, a city official said. He was 113.

The world’s oldest person has dies in a nursing home in Japan at the age of 114, an official said today.

AN 111-year-old Japanese man, who has just been named the world’s oldest, said he owed his longevity to steering clear of alcohol.

At 111, Japan's Tomoji Tanabe is the world's oldest man and has no plans to surrender his title.