World's oldest person in recorded history -
116-year-old Jiroemon Kimura - died of natural causes early today in his
hometown in western Japan, just days after the demise of a Chinese
woman with a rival claim to the title. Kimura died today at 2.08 am
(local time) in a hospital in Kyotango, Kyoto Prefecture, the local
government said in a statement. After being hospitalised with pneumonia
on May 11, Kimura recovered temporarily. However, his condition began
to worsen again a few days ago. Born in Kyoto Prefecture on April 19,
1897, Kimura was recognised as the world's oldest-living man by Guinness
World Records in April 2011. He became the oldest living person in
December 2012. Kimura became the longest living man on record on
December 28 the same year when he was 115 years and 253 days old, The
Japan Times reported. Shortly after Kimura won the title of the oldest
living person in December, China's state news agency Xinhua reported on a
woman from the southern province of Guangxi with a rival claim to the
title. Official documents stated that Luo Meizhen was born in 1885,
making her 127. Her birth date was quoted on her official residency
permit and identity card, both issued in recent decades. In 2010, a
Chinese research institute claimed to have verified the documents.
However, international authorities never recognised Luo's claim to
record longevity due to questions over of the reliability of Chinese
birth certification system when she was born. Meizhen, who worked as a
farmer all her life, passed away over the weekend after months of
illness and the title of the oldest living person was never snatched
from Kimura. Kimura retired in 1962 at the age of 65 after working 45
years in the Japanese post office. Kimura had seven children, two of
whom have already died, 14 grandchildren, 25 great-grandchildren and 15
great-great-grandchildren. He lived with his eldest son's widow, 83,
and his grandson's widow, 59, and attributed his long life to eating
small portions of food, and would spend most of his time "in bed". With
the death of Kimura, the oldest living person in the world is now
believed to be 115-year-old Misao Okawa, a resident of the city of Osaka
in Japan.
Congress leader Manishankar Aiyar attracted opposition BJP's ire today in Rajya Sabha when he said he was not interested in listening to speech of a BJP member on vote on account, prompting the Chair to adjourn the House amid uproar. During the Zero Hour, Deputy Chairman P J Kurien allowed Aiyar, who wanted to ask a question, to do so, which was opposed by BJP members. Kurien asked Aiyar whether he yielded to allow others to speak, to which he said he had no objection and he can ask his question later. As the House got ready to initiate discussion on Vote on Account, Kurien said, "Let us reduce the discussion to two hours from four hours," which was opposed by BJP members including Piyush Goyal who was given a chance to speak on Vote on Account. When it was agreed that discussion will take place as per schedule, Aiyar remarked he was not interested in listening to the speech by BJP member. "You had given me the chance to ask a question
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