Tokyo's 'oldest man' was a corpse

This has to be the best headline I've read today, oh okay then all week. I thought maybe it was just hilariarse bait that would lead on to quite a boring story. Not the case, this is simply fantastic!

The first paragraph of this story is the following,

'He was thought to be the oldest man in Tokyo - but when officials went to congratulate Sogen Kato on his 111th birthday, they uncovered mummified skeletal remains lying in his bed'

Apparently this poor git could have been dead for 30 years. This raises obvious questions over the willy-nillyness of the Japanese who don't need to see you for a few decades and yet are happy to give you the title of the oldest living man. I have come up with other possible titles that are being handed out like vials of oxegen...

Fattest Man- Authorities discovered that the fattest man in Tokyo is infact of average weight and just wears the wrong sort of clothing. A personal shopper has been arranged.

Hairiest Woman- Turns out she went for a haircut about 2 months ago

Quietest man- This is that 30 year old corpse again

Woman with longest legs- Discovered to be a billboard poster. This also destroyed the records held for 'Tallest woman', 'Woman with biggest face' and 'Tokyo's only person to be stalked by giant logos of brandnames'

Okay that's me done. For the real story which is quite macabre follow this link, http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-10809128