YEREVAN, AUGUST 20, ARMENPRESS. A 111-year-old retired Japanese has been recognized as the world’s oldest living man.

Sakari Momoi received a certificate from Guinness World Records. As reports “Armenpress”, he succeeds Alexander Imich of New York, who died in June at the age of 111 years, 164 days.

Momoi was born Feb. 5, 1903, in Fukushima prefecture, where he became a teacher. He moved to the city of Saitama, north of Tokyo, after World War II and was a high school principal there until retirement.

Dressed in a black suit, white shirt and silver tie, Momoi told the media at the Tokyo care home where he lives that he did not plan on going anywhere just yet.

"I want to live for about two more years," he said in a soft voice.

Momoi said he enjoys reading books, especially Chinese poetry, and sometimes practices calligraphy.

He said there is no special trick for his longevity, but his caregivers say Momoi keeps early hours and eats healthy, according to NHK public television.

He has five children and lives at a nursing home in Tokyo.

Momoi is one of 54,000 centenarians in Japan. The country is the fastest aging in the world and has the highest average life expectancy — 80.21 for men and 86.61 for women.