TOKYO, 4th April, 2024 (WAM) -- Gisaburo Sonobe, a 112-year-old recognised as Japan's oldest man, died in late March in Chiba Prefecture near Tokyo, Japanese news agency Kyodo News quoted the local authorities as saying on Thursday.
Sonobe was born on 6th November 1911. He became the country's oldest man after the death of his predecessor at 111 in November 2022. The municipal government of Tateyama, where Sonobe resided, has not revealed the exact date nor the cause of his death at the request of his family.
Sonobe's death was learned after Guinness World Records said Wednesday that Juan Vicente Perez, the world's oldest man, had died at 114 in Venezuela. Sonobe was expected to be the next titleholder.