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Japan: Second oldest man actually not alive

Categories: East Asia, Japan, Health

Discovery that the second oldest man in Japan, at 111 years of age, has actually been dead for around 30 years has been fodder for many incredulous and humorous responses in the Japanese blogosphere and 2channel. Here's Mr. Salaryman's (English) contribution – “The secret of the high life expectancy in Japan revealed! [1]“.