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Hisao Ikeda
Hisao Ikeda
Hisao Ikeda (aged 110) in January 2023
Birth: 2 November 1912
Shibukawa, Gunma Prefecture, Japan
Death: 5 August 2023
Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
Age: 110 years, 276 days
Country: JapanJPN
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Hisao Ikeda [Japanese: 池田久雄] (2 November 1912 – 5 August 2023) was a Japanese supercentenarian who was the oldest known living man in Kanagawa Prefecture at the time of his death. His age was validated by the Gerontology Research Group (GRG) in 2024.

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Hisao Ikeda was born in Shibukawa, Gunma Prefecture, Japan on 2 November 1912. In 1923, he survived the Great Kanto earthquake, which killed over 100,000 people.

In November 2022, Ikeda celebrated his 110th birthday and became a supercentenarian. At the age of 110, he is still able to walk with the help of a cane.

Hisao Ikeda died in Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan on 5 August 2023 at the age of 110 years, 276 days. He was the second-oldest known living man in Japan, behind Gisaburo Sonobe at the time of his death.

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