Chronological List of The Oldest Living Man in Japan Since 1994
Deceased (Verified) Living (Verified) Pending Disputed
From | To | Name | Reported age(s) when oldest |
Reported lifespan | Prefecture of death |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
? | 24 January 1997 |
Gengan Tonaki | ? – 112 | 30 October 1884 – 24 January 1997 112 years, 86 days |
Okinawa |
24 January 1997 | 29 April 1999 (70002000000000000002 years, 700195000000000000095 days) |
Denzo Ishizaki | 110 – 112 | 20 October 1886 – 29 April 1999 112 years, 191 days |
Ibaraki |
29 April 1999 | 18 January 2000 (264 days) |
Sadayoshi Tanabe | 110 – 111 | 20 October 1888 – 18 January 2000 111 years, 90 days |
Kanagawa |
18 January 2000 | 28 September 2003 (70003000000000000003 years, 7002253000000000000253 days) |
Yukichi Chuganji | 110 – 114 | 23 March 1889 – 28 September 2003 114 years, 189 days |
Fukuoka |
28 September 2003 | 20 May 2004 (235 days) |
Kameni Nakamura | 108 – 109 | 3 October 1894 – 20 May 2004 109 years, 230 days |
Tokyo |
20 May 2004 | 12 July 2004 (53 days) |
Minsho Ozawa | 109 | 11 October 1894 – 12 July 2004 109 years, 275 days |
Yamanashi |
12 July 2004 | 30 July 2004 (18 days) |
Totaro Murakami | 109 | 21 February 1895 – 30 July 2004 109 years, 160 days |
Hyōgo |
30 July 2004 | 3 July 2005 (338 days) |
Kohachi Shigetaka | 109 – 110 | 20 May 1895 – 3 July 2005 110 years, 54 days |
Hiroshima |
3 July 2005 | 12 June 2006 (344 days) |
Nijiro Tokuda | 110 – 111 | 10 June 1895 – 12 June 2005 111 years, 2 days |
Kagoshima |
12 June 2006 | 19 June 2009 (70003000000000000003 years, 70007000000000000007 days) |
Tomoji Tanabe | 110 – 113 | 18 September 1895 – 19 June 2009 113 years, 274 days |
Miyazaki |
19 June 2009 | 12 June 2013 (70003000000000000003 years, 7002358000000000000358 days) |
Jiroemon Kimura | 112 – 116 | 19 April 1897 – 12 June 2013 116 years, 54 days |
Kyoto |
12 June 2013 | Present (18 days) |
Jokichi Igarashi | 111* | born 26 January 1902 7002111000000000000111 years, 7002155000000000000155 days |
Niigata |
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