The oldest person on Earth now is a resident of Japan, Kane Tanaka. According to the most recent data from the Guinness Book of Records website, this woman is the oldest inhabitant of the Earth. Her age has already passed 117 years, and on January 2, 2021, she should turn 118 years old. Kane Tanaka’s life is vivid proof that you should not give up at any age. At the age of 103, she was diagnosed with an oncological disease (colon cancer), but the woman successfully overcame the disease and continues to enjoy life. She believes that the secret to longevity is hope, family support, proper diet, and sleep. The previous long-lived record holder, Nabi Tajima, lived 117 years and 260 days and passed away in 2018. And the title of the oldest man in the world of living men in February 2020 passed to the Briton Robert Wayton. His documented date of birth is March 29, 1908, and he has already celebrated his 112th birthday.
Robert Wayton passed away on 05/28/2020 in his sleep from cancer.
Just imagine that in the year he was born, Theodore Roosevelt was president of the United States, the Tunguska meteorite fell in Siberia, and the Titanic had not even begun to be built. At one time, Wayton worked as an engineer and teacher, visited Taiwan, Japan, and Canada, and now lives in a nursing home in the city of Alton. He has two sons, a daughter, 10 grandchildren, and 25 great-grandchildren. The long-liver goes for groceries himself, and on his walker, there is a proud sign — 111. He drinks alcohol only on special occasions, does not smoke, and does not eat red meat. As for any special diet, Robert Wayton does not have it. “I have not done anything to deserve or reach this age. I’m just one of the lucky ones, ”the oldest living man on Earth once said. And he recommended only one thing to those who want to live up to his age. Don’t die! Before him, the oldest person in the world was Masazo Nonaka, a resident of the island of Hokkaido, who died in 2019 at the age of 113. Chitetsu Watanabe, who at the beginning of this year was officially awarded the title of the oldest man in the world from the Guinness Book of Records, fell a little short of his 113th birthday. He passed away most recently, on February 23, 2020, at the age of 112 years, 355 days. During his lifetime, Watanabe said that the secret to longevity lies in not getting angry and smiling more often.
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