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WORLD NEWS Wednesday 11 april 2018

Oldest man likes soaking in Japan hot springs, eating sweets

By MARI YAMAGUCHI hot springs and relaxing.
TOKYO (AP) — Masazo Nonaka has outlived all
Nonaka has enjoyed soak- seven of his siblings, as well
ing in northern Japan's hot as his wife and two of their
springs for many years — five children.
probably longer than most He is one of about 67,800
people. centenarians in Japan, the
The supercentenarian, fastest-aging country in the
whose family has run a hot world, with the highest av-
springs inn for four genera- erage life expectancy —
tions, was certified Tuesday 80.98 for men and 87.14 for
as the world's oldest living women, according to the
man, at age 112 years, 259 Ministry of Health, Labor
days. and Welfare.
Nonaka received the certif- Guinness says Nonaka re-
icate from Guinness World placed Francisco Olivera
Records in a ceremony at Masazou Nonaka, right, receives the certificate from Guinness World Records as the world's oldest of Spain, who died earlier
living man at age 112 years and 259 days during a ceremony in Ashoro on Japan's northern main
his home in Ashoro, on Ja- island of Hokkaido. this year at age 113, as the
pan's northern main island Associated Press world's oldest man.
of Hokkaido, and celebrat- A 117-year-old Japanese
ed with a big cake deco- Yuko. He regularly soaks in family, making a victory Nonaka still moves about woman, Nabi Tajima, who
rated with berries. the springs and also enjoys sign with his right hand. by himself in a wheelchair. is currently the oldest living
Born on July 25, 1905, Non- eating sweets, especially He dug into the cake with a He reads a newspaper af- person in Japan, is expect-
aka grew up in a large cakes. spoon after it was cut, and ter breakfast every morn- ed to be certified as the
family and succeeded his Nonaka, wearing a knit cap said, "Delicious," according ing, and loves to watch world's oldest person, re-
parents running the inn. and a kimono-style jacket, to NHK public television. sumo wrestling and samurai placing Violet Moss-Brown
The 105-year-old inn is now flashed a smile and posed "Thank you," he said. dramas on TV. But his favor- of Jamaica, who died in
run by his granddaughter for a group photo with his His family members say ite pastime is soaking in the September at age 117.q

More than 80 dead from

tainted liquor in Indonesia

By ALI KOTARUMALOS and health officials. tion, where drinking alco-
Associated Press In Cicalengka, near the hol is discouraged but not
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — West Java provincial capi- illegal. In 2015, the country
Indonesian authorities say tal of Bandung, more than banned sales of alcohol
at least two dozen people 90 people were hospital- from tens of thousands of
have died in the past day ized in the past few days. mini-marts and other small
from drinking toxic bootleg Elsewhere in West Java, stores after pressure from
liquor, raising the toll to 82 deaths were reported in conservative Muslims.
this month and highlighting Bandung, Sukabumi and The head of the state-run
how attempts to curb le- Cileunyi. hospital in Cicalengka, Yani
gal alcohol have tragically "All the patients come Sumpena, said it was over- In this Monday, April 9, 2018, photo, family move the body of
backfired. with shortness of breath, whelmed with the influx of a victim who died from drinking poisonous bootleg liquor at a
hospital in Cicalengka, West Java, Indonesia.
National police spokesman diminished consciousness alcohol poisoning patients. Associated Press
Setyo Wasisto said Tuesday and many whose vision is "Since April 6, there are
that the latest information blurred," Amelia, a doctor 93 patients in our hospital the tainted alcohol is also are common in Indonesia
shows 51 died in West Java at the state-run hospital in while our capacity is very sometimes mixed with soft and foreigners are occa-
in the past several days on Cicalengka who uses one limited, only 19 beds," he drinks. In the recent spate sionally among the victims.
top of the 31 who died in name, told Indonesian TV. told Indonesian TV. "So the of deaths, police said pure Some governments warn
the capital, Jakarta, and High taxes on alcohol have rest we refer to the sur- alcohol was sometimes travelers to the Indonesian
satellite cities earlier in the spawned a black market rounding hospitals." combined with ingredients islands of Bali and Lombok
month. On Monday, the for booze among the poor Potentially lethal metha- such as cough mixture and to be cautious about con-
death toll was 54, based in Indonesia, the world's nol can be a byproduct insect repellant. suming local spirits and al-
on information from police most populous Muslim na- of bootleg distilling and Deaths from toxic alcohol coholic beverages.q