The world's oldest man died at the age of 113 years and 179 days on Sunday at his home in Ashoro, Japan. Masazo Nonaka's family discovered his body at about 1.30 a.m., Kyodo News reported. Nonaka had been in good health and died peacefully, his granddaughter Yuko told record-keeping company Guinness World Records. Born in Ashoro on July 25, 1905—the year Las Vegas was settled and Albert Einstein proposed his special theory of relativity—Nonaka saw two world wars, the discovery of penicillin, the invention of the ballpoint pen and the rise of the internet. Nonaka became the world's oldest man after Francisco Nuñez Olivera—the previous record holder—died on 29 January 2018, at the age of 113 years, Guinness World Records reported. Nonaka tucked in to a large celebration cake when his milestone was certified in April 2018, the Associated Press reported at the time. Fond of sweets, samurai dramas and regular dips in his family's hot springs inn, Nonaka also said he loves to watch sumo wrestling. In his later years, Nonaka spent most of his time in a wheelchair. But he was still able to move the chair around himself, his family said. He spent much of his younger life running the family inn, which was opened more than a century ago. His granddaughter now manages the property according to Guinness World Records. "We feel shocked at the loss of this big figure," she told Kyodo News Sunday. "His last moments were calm. He passed away without causing our family any fuss at all." "I had many quarrels with him, but we had enjoyed being together," she added. "I'm filled with feelings of gratitude." As of last April, Nonaka had outlived his seven siblings, two of his five children and his wife, the Associated Press reported. Guinness World Records tweeted a message of condolence for the super-centenarian Monday. "Guinness World Records is saddened to learn of the death of Masazo Nonaka. Aged 113, Masazo held the title of oldest living man from April 2018 to his passing yesterday at his home in Japan," the company wrote. The record-keeper is yet to confirm Nonaka's successor. The oldest person ever certified by Guinness World Records was Jeanne Calment, who died in 1997 at the age of 122. In a recent paper, a researcher disputed her claim and suggested the woman who died that year was actually Yvonne Calment, Jeanne's daughter. But experts refuted Russian mathematician Nikolay Zak's claim. One of the scientists that verified her age, Jean-Marie Robine, told Le Parisien, "All of this is incredibly shaky and rests on nothing."<doc-sep>The world’s oldest man has died in his sleep in Japan at the age of 113. Masazo Nonaka passed away peacefully at his home, a 106-year-old hot spring inn run by his family for four generations in Ashoro, Hokkaido, northern Japan. “We feel shocked at the loss of this big figure,” his granddaughter Yuko told Japanese media. “He was as usual yesterday and passed away without causing our family any fuss at all.” Mr Nonaka was born on July 25, 1905, the same year that Albert Enstein published his theory of relativity, and went on to live through countless landmarks in global history, including two world wars. He was raised in Hokkaido in a large family with six brothers and one sister. He outlived his wife, whom he married in 1931, as well as three of their five children. The supercentenarian was certified as the world’s oldest living man last April, when he was aged 112 years and 259 days.<doc-sep>THE world's oldest man has died at the age of 113 after living a stress-free life, his family revealed. Masazo Nonaka, recognised by Guinness World Records in April, died at his home in Japan earlier today. 3 Masazo Nonaka died in his sleep aged 113, his family said Credit: Reuters He passed away peacefully while sleeping in Ashoro, Hokkaido, revealed granddaughter Yuko Nonaka. The supercentenarian, whose family has run a hot springs inn for four generations, was recognised last year as the world's oldest living man then aged 112 years and 259 days. Nonaka was born on July 25, 1905, two years after the Wright Brothers celebrated the first power-driven flight and just months before Einstein published his theory of relativity. FORTY YEARS OLD AT THE END OF WORLD WAR II He was already 40 when America dropped the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki at the end of the Second World War. Nonaka grew up in a large family and succeeded his parents running the 106-year-old inn - now managed by Yuko. She said her grandfather appeared to be fine until her elder sister noticed he was not breathing. He was pronounced dead by his family doctor soon afterwards. HIS LONGEVITY DOWN TO A STRESS-FREE LIFE "He didn't have any health problem. ... He went peacefully and that's at least our consolation," she said. Nonaka, who enjoyed eating sweets, used to regularly soak in the springs, and would move about in the inn in a wheelchair, wearing his trademark knit cap. He spent his retirement watching sumo wrestling on TV, reading newspapers and eating sweets and cakes. His family put his long life down to the fact he lived his life in a way that did not bring him stress. The historic events he witnessed in his lifetime He was born the year Einstein proposed the Theory of Relativity. Tonaka was 3 when the Model T Ford hit the roads. He was 9 at the outbreak of World War I. His 13th year saw The Russian Revolution. He was 31 when Edward VII abdicated. 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Kane Tanaka, who is also from Japan, took over the title of the world’s oldest person in July 2018. 3 He was certified as the world's oldest living man last April<doc-sep>The world’s oldest man has died in Japan at the age of 113. Masazo Nonaka’s family said he died peacefully in his sleep at his home, a hot springs hotel on the northern main island of Hokkaido. “We feel shocked at the loss of this big figure. He was as usual yesterday and passed away without causing our family any fuss at all,” said his granddaughter, Yuko Nonaka. Mr Nonaka was certified as the world’s oldest living man last year at the age of 112 years and 259 days. Born on 25 July 1905, shortly before Albert Einstein published his theory of special relativity, he went on to outlive all seven of his siblings, his wife, and three of his five children. His favourite pastime was soaking in the hot springs at the hotel his family has run for four generations in the town of Ashoro. After growing up in a large family, Mr Nonaka eventually took over the running of the traditional hot springs hotel – known as onsen ryokan in Japan – from his parents. The hotel, which has also stood the test of time and is 106 years old, is currently being run by his granddaughter. At the time of being confirmed the world’s oldest man by Guinness World Records in April last year, Mr Nonaka was still able to move around by himself in a wheelchair. He read a newspaper each morning, enjoyed watching sumo wrestling and samurai TV dramas, and had a taste for cakes. He died of natural causes in the early hours of Sunday, his family said. 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The world’s oldest man has died at his home, a hot springs inn on Japan’s northern main island of Hokkaido, at the age of 113. His family said Masazo Nonaka died peacefully from natural causes in the early hours of Sunday while sleeping in the inn in Ashoro, which has been run by his family for four generations. Born on 25 July 1905, Nonaka grew up in a large family and succeeded his parents to run the inn, which is now operated by his granddaughter. He has outlived his wife and three of their five children. “We feel shocked at the loss of this big figure. He was as usual yesterday and passed away without causing our family any fuss at all,” his granddaughter Yuko told Kyodo News. Nonaka had six brothers and one sister, marrying in 1931 and fathering five children. In retirement, he enjoyed watching sumo wrestling on TV and eating sweets, according to local media. Japan has one of the world’s highest life expectancies and was home to several people recognised as among the oldest humans to have lived. These included Jiroemon Kimura, the longest-living man on record, who died soon after his 116th birthday in June 2013. The oldest verified person – the Frenchwoman Jeanne Louise Calment – died in 1997 at the age of 122, according to Guinness World Records. Guinness officially recognised Nonaka as the oldest living man after the death of Spaniard Francisco Nunez Olivera last year. Agence France-Presse and Associated Press contributed to this report