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Asahiko Iwasaki
Asahiko Iwasaki
Asahiko Iwasaki (aged 109) in September 2017.
Birth: 15 March 1908
Japan
Death: 10 May 2018
Kirishima, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan
Age: 110 years, 56 days
Country: JapanJPN
Validated

Asahiko Iwasaki (Japanese: 岩﨑朝彦; 15 March 1908 – 10 May 2018) was a Japanese supercentenarian whose age is validated by the Gerontology Research Group (GRG). He was the oldest living man in Kagoshima Prefecture.

Biography

Iwasaki was born on 15 March 1908 in Japan. He opened the "Iwasaki Candy Store" at the age of 21. He was able to deliver milk by bicycle until the age of 90. His oldest son is Masayuki (aged 83 in 2017). Iwasaki was visited by Kirishima's Mayor, Shuji Maeda, on 18 September 2017.

He passed away on 10 May 2018 in Kirishima, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan at age of 110 years, 56 days. After his death, 107-year-old Tetsuo Shinya of Minamikyushu city became the new oldest living man in Kagoshima Prefecture.

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