Jiroemon Kimura, world's oldest man, dies at 116

The Guinness World Record holder died of natural causes early Wednesday. He grew up in a Japan fishing village and worked at post offices for 45 years.

Jiroemon Kimura, recognized by the Guinness World Records as the oldest man in recorded history, died early Wednesday of natural causes, Bloomberg News reported. He was 116.

Kimura grew up in a Japan fishing village and worked at post offices for 45 years until his retirement in 1962.