Mikizo Ueda: Japan’s oldest man who served in WW II dies at age 112

Japan recorded a highest of 86,510 people aged 100 years or over last year

Mikizo Ueda (Angelo Nursing Care Facility/Instagram)

Japan’s oldest man - who survived the Hiroshima atomic bombing and fought in World War II - has died at the age of 112, authorities announced.

Mikizo Ueda died in a nursing home in Nara city of Japan on 9 September, Nara Municipal Government announced on Tuesday.

The country which has one of the highest life expectancy rates in the world hit a record number of centenarians with an estimated 86,510 people aged 100 years or over last year, according to federal data.