Letter.

Letter Published in The National UAE on 22 Jan 19 What’s the secret to such long life in Japan?

I write in reference to your article World’s oldest man, Masazo Nonaka, dies in Japan at 113(January 21). The recent death of the world’s oldest man and Guinness World Record holder in Japan was sad.

Even though people are living longer across the world, with life expectancy consistently rising, even with the support of drugs and modern medicine, very few of us can even hope to near the age of Nonaka. In that sense, his long life should be celebrated by all of us. In spite of progress elsewhere, Japan stands tall on the world map for life expectancy. One wonders what its secret is.

K Ragavan, Bengaluru