The world’s oldest man, Tomoji Tanabe celebrated his 113th birthday on Thursday, September 18, 2008. For his birthday, he got gifts, flowers and $1,000 cash from the mayor of his hometown of Miyakonojo. Tanabe told reporters he wants to live about another five years. The guy looks young for his age.

In Japan, the average life expectancies are about 79 years for men and 86 years for women. A healthy diet of fish and rice is credited to Japanese longevity. (Eating more sushi is good.) The number of Japanese living past 100 has reached a record high of about 36,000 people this year. Women make up 86 percent of the total.

113th Birthday For World’s Oldest Man