Jiroemon Kimura , the world 's oldest man , has died in China , aged 127 . The former postman retired in days earlier and attributed his long life to light eating . A rival claimant to being the world 's oldest person died days earlier in Japan . Luo Meizhen 's claims to be 116 were not officially recognized internationally .
Jiroemon Kimura , the world 's oldest man , has died in Japan , aged 116 . The former postman retired in 1962 and attributed his long life to light eating . A rival claimant to being the world 's oldest person died days earlier in China . Luo Meizhen 's claims to be 127 were not officially recognized internationally .