Via Middle East Times -
TOKYO -- A 111-year-old Japanese engineer born at the end of the century before last was awarded official recognition Monday as the world's newest oldest man, and joked that he was sorry for still being alive.
Tomoji Tanabe, a teetotaler who has repeatedly said that avoiding alcohol was a secret of his longevity, was given a certificate from the Guinness Book of World Records by the mayor of his local municipality.
Tanabe, from Miyazaki prefecture on the southern island of Kyushu, was born September 18, 1895 - before Japan became a world player, Australia became independent or the Wright Brothers created the first plane.
"It is nothing special," he said, adding tongue-in-cheek, "I have lived too long. I am sorry."
With the recognition, Japan boasts having both the world's oldest man and the oldest woman - Yone Minagawa, 114, who also lives in Kyushu.
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