It's no ordinary day for Tomoji Tanabe of southern Japan. Today, Thursday, marks his 113th birthday.
Guiness Book of World Records recorded Tanabe as the world's oldest man last year. He hopes to only update the record. "He says he wants to live for another 10 years, that he doesn't want to die."
Statistics demonstrate Japanese top the world's population in amount of longest-living people. As of last week, the government counted 36, 267 Japanese citizens over the age of 100.
What's his secret to living a long life? Tanabe drinks milk everyday,eats lots- mostly vegatbles and believes a diet devoid of alcohol contributes to his great health. Currently, he has no major disease. Maybe the greatest secret is another aspect- his persepctive on life.
"I'm happy," Tanabe says. Happiness just may be the key to living a long, enjoyable life.
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on that note, i think i'll be eating a lot more vegetables and cutting back on a few other things...
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