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Jiroemon Kimura was born on April 19, 1897. He resides in Kyōtango, Kyoto, Japan. Kimura has 7 children (5 surviving), 15 grandchildren (14 surviving), 25 great-grandchildren, and 13 great-great-grandchildren.
Kimura worked for the post office for 40 years and after retiring he turned to farming until age 90. He wakes up early in the morning and reads newspapers with a magnifying glass.
On his 114th birthday on 19 April 2011, Kimura mentioned his survival of the 7.6 magnitude earthquake that hit Kyoto in 1927 and killed over 3,000 people
According to Kimura, small portions of food are the key to a long and healthy life.
Kimura says he’s learning how to speak English. What an amazing gentleman.
