World's oldest man dies two months before his 113th birthday .

Yasutaro Koide, born on March 13, died yesterday at the
age of 112. The Japanese who said his secret to a
long life was not to smoke, drink or overdo it. Koide
worked as a tailor when he was younger and was
recognised by the Guinness World Records as the
world’s oldest man in August 2015.
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The Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare said he
died early yesterday, January 19, at a hospital in Nagoya,
central Japan, where he had been treated for chronic
heart problems.
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He is succeeded as the oldest man in Japan by 111-
year-old Tokyo native Masamitsu Yoshida. It was not
immediately known whether Yoshida is now the
oldest male in the world.
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According to the Japan's family registration records,
the country has more than 61,000 centenarians.
Nearly 90 per cent are women.