Japanese man, 111, recognised as world's oldest

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

Japanese man, 111, recognised as world's oldest

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

"I don't want to die," Tanabe said today while receiving a certificate from Guinness World Records at a ceremony in southern Japan verifying him as the world's oldest male.

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