"世界最高齡的人瑞慶祝116歲生日"

這位日本人瑞從世界各地收到生日祝福。

上週，世界最高齡的人瑞，住在日本西部京丹後市的木村次郎右衛門，慶祝他的第116歲生日。他從世界各地收到生日祝福，連日本首相安倍晉三也給了他一個特別的祝賀影片。當美國愛荷華州的迪娜曼佛瑞迪尼過世後，木村去年12月成為世界最高齡人瑞。迪娜只比木村老幾星期而已。

在他的訊息中，安倍說：「我真心祝賀您116歲生日快樂，我58歲，是個只有您一半的年紀的壯年人。由於您那一年代的努力，日本才能度過一些難關，並達到今天大家所共享的繁華。您健康的存在成為了我們的信心與驕傲。

日本媒體來源報導，木村仍與60歲的孫媳婦同住。每天，他三餐都吃飯、南瓜和蕃薯。也許就是這樣的簡單飲食，讓日本人成為世上最長壽的人們之一。截至2011年為止，數據顯示，該國有超過五萬個百年人瑞。

(Life) Oldest Person Celebrates 116th Birthday

The Japanese man received birthday messages from around the world.

Last week, the worlds oldest living person, Jiroemon Kimura of Kyotango in western Japan, celebrated his 116th birthday. He received birthday greetings from around the world, and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe sent the man a special video message. Kimura became the oldest person in December last year, when Dina Manfredini of Iowa in the United States died. Dina was only a few weeks older than Kimura.

In his message, Abe said: I truly congratulate you on your 116th birthday. Im 58 years old, still a young man at only half your age. Thanks to your generations efforts, Japan could overcome several difficult times and achieve the prosperity we enjoy today. Your healthy existence becomes our confidence and pride.

Japanese media sources reported that Kimura lives with his 60-year-old granddaughter-in-law. Every day, he eats three meals of rice, pumpkins, and sweet potatoes. It is perhaps simple diets like this that has meant Japanese people enjoy some of the longest lives of anyone in the world. Figures show that as of 2011, there were over 50,000 people aged over 100 living in the country.

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