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ASIA / PACIFIC March 2, 2020 THE ASIAN REPORTER n Page 3 World’s oldest man, who said his secret was smiling, dies at 112 children, 12 grandchildren, 16 great- grandchildren, and one great-great- grandchild, Mainichi said. Watanabe’s family did not immediately answer calls to their home. Watanabe was born in 1907 and worked in Taiwan for 18 years. After returning to Niigata, northern Japan, he worked for the prefectural government until retirement. He grew fruit and vegetables on the family farm and loved cream puffs and bonsai, the Japanese traditional art of raising small sculpted trees. He used to say the secret to longevity was to keep smiling. Guinness in Japan offered its condolences to his family. The oldest living person is also Japanese, Kane Tanaka, a 117-year-old woman. By Yuri Kageyama The Associated Press OKYO — A Japanese man who received his certificate as the world’s oldest man with a raised fist and big smiles in early February has died at age 112. Guinness World Records had given the certificate to Chitetsu Watanabe on February 12. The organization and the funeral home handling his services confirmed he died on Sunday, February 23. No cause was given. He had not been able to eat recently and developed a fever and difficulty breathing a couple of days before his death, Japan’s nationally circulated newspaper Mainichi reported, citing family sources. Watanabe is survived by his five T SECRET WAS SMILING. Chitetsu Watanabe, 112, poses next to the calligraphy he wrote after being hon- ored as the world’s oldest living man by Guinness World Records in Joetsu, Niigata prefecture, northern Japan, in this February 12, 2020 file photo. Watanabe, who received his certificate as the world’s oldest man with a raised fist and big smile in early February, has died. (Kyodo News via AP, File) Oregon Koto-Kai q Presents Japan to close schools nationwide to control spread of virus Continued from page 2 confirmed on the northern island of Hokkaido. Abe’s announcement came hours after several local governments announced their own decisions to suspend classes for shorter periods. Officials in Hokkaido said they were closing all 1,600 elementary and middle schools. Hokkaido now has at least 54 confirmed cases, the largest in the country outside the cruise ship. Some local governments quickly said they will abide by the request, but others criticized the short notice and said it would affect working parents who need to find sitters for young school children. “Society will fall apart because of the measures,” said Chiba mayor Toshihito Kumagai, adding that he will come up with measures to support working parents during the school suspension. Japan’s school year ends in March, leaving little time for final exams or graduation ceremonies. 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