72 years of romantic bliss

TOKYO - A Japanese man aged 104 and his 103-year-old wife plan to claim the title of world’s oldest married couple after hearing it had been awarded to two Americans.

“You have to have a lot of hope,” said Yoichi, a former civil servant, when asked the secret of living a long life.

“You have to want to be alive,” he said.

“What we enjoy most is spending time together,” he added.

His wife, who once worked as a nurse, appeared to shake her head as he spoke.

“You get bored just living such a long time. I don’t enjoy anything any more,” she said.

I'm sure she's just a joy to live with.