Yasutaro Koide, world’s oldest man, dies at 112
The world’s oldest man, a Japanese, died at the age of 112 after suffering chronic heart problems. Yasutaro Koide had said his secret to a long life was not to smoke, drink or overdo it. Mr. Koide,who was born on March 13, 1903, died two months short of his 113th birthday. Japan’s oldest man is now Masamitsu Yoshida, a 111 year old Tokyo native who was born on May 30, 1904. The world’s oldest person is an American woman, 116 year old Susannah Mushatt Jones of Brooklyn, New York.







