Longevity
- On 20 October 2005, Tanabe, aged 7002110000000000000110 years, 700132000000000000032 days, moved into the Gerontology Research Group list.
- On 12 June 2006, Tanabe, aged 7002110000000000000110 years, 7002267000000000000267 days, became Japan's oldest living man.
- On 24 January 2007, Emiliano Mercado del Toro died, and Tanabe, aged 7002111000000000000111 years, 7002128000000000000128 days, became the world's oldest living man.
- On 6 December 2008, Tanabe, aged 7002113000000000000113 years, 700179000000000000079 days, moved into the top 10 List of living supercentenarians
- On 16 May 2009, Tanabe, aged 7002113000000000000113 years, 7002240000000000000240 days, moved into the top 100 longest lived people ever
- On 27 May 2009, Tanabe, aged 7002113000000000000113 years, 7002251000000000000251 days, moved into the top 10 oldest verified men ever
- On 19 June 2009, Tanabe died, aged 113 years 274 days as the last documented man born in 1895.
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“Every thing teaches transition, transference, metamorphosis: therein is human power, in transference, not in creation; & therein is human destiny, not in longevity but in removal. We dive & reappear in new places.”
—Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)