| Kiyotaka Mizuno | |
 Kiyokata Mizuno (aged 110) on 13 September 2024 | |
| Birth: | 14 March 1914 Iwata, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan |
| Age: | 111 years, 239 days |
| Country: |  JPN
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| Validated | |
Kiyotaka Mizuno [Japanese: 水野 清隆] (born 14 March 1914) is a Japanese supercentenarian whose age is validated by the Gerontology Research Group (GRG). He is currently the oldest known living man in Japan.
Biography[]
Kiyotaka Mizuno was born in Iwata, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan on 14 March 1914. In his youth, he reportedly served as a guard for the Emperor and served during World War II. After the war, he worked as a farmer, producing shrimp potatoes and white leeks.
On 23 November 2021, following the death of 107-year-old Kentaro Muramatsu of Yaizu City, he became the oldest living man in Shizuoka Prefecture.
On 21 August 2024, following the death of 110-year-old anonymous man of Tokyo Prefecture, he became the oldest living man in Japan.
His age was verified by Japan’s MHLW, as well as Waclaw Jan Kroczek and Tom Li, and validated by the GRG on 14 September 2024.
Kiyotaka Mizuno currently lives in Iwata, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan at the age of 111 years, 239 days.
Gallery[]
References[]
- GRG World Supercentenarian Rankings List Gerontology Research Group
- List of validated supercentenarians in Japan Gerontology Research Group
- Kiyotaka Mizuno Gerontology Research Group
- 【茶寿108歳のお祝いへ】 Kusacchi, 15 March 2022
- 110-year-old Kiyotaka Mizuno confirmed as the new oldest living man in Japan Gerontology Research Group, 14 September 2024
- 広報いわた 2024年11月号 Shizuoka ebooks, 15 November 2024
- 長生きの秘訣は「くよくよしない」 国内最高齢男性の水野さん１１１歳に 磐田市長が祝福 Shizuoka Shimbun, 14 March 2025
- 像〈日本最高齢男性111歳〉朝昼晩３食と２度のおやつが日課…長生きの秘訣はストレスをためないこと「くよくよしても始まらんで、すぐ忘れることだ」 Shueisha, 13 July 2025
| Japan's Oldest Living Man Titleholders (V • E) |
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Komakichi Hatake • Kansaburo Inoue • Sousaburo Oda • Shikazo Mada • Tokusaburo Hatsukade • Sannosuke Hasegawa • Yonrosaemon Nakamura • Ikumatsu Matsuura • Masakichi Kai • Goro Usuyama • Senzo Fukushima • Ichisaku Tsue • Ishisaku Iwate • Eisaku Takada • Hisaharu Arai • Chojiro Goto • Yozotaro Yoshikawa • Masutaro Sato • Takataro Hiragushi • Mataichi Ono • Shotaro Tanaka • Rinzo Shimizu • Koji Onishi • Inasaku Abe • Mokotaru Osada • Eiju Tsuru • Kiichi Fujiwara • Nisaburo Matsuyama • Shimetaro Hara • Gihei Oka • Gengan Tonaki • Denzo Ishizaki • Sadayoshi Tanabe • Yukichi Chuganji • Kameni Nakamura • Minsho Ozawa • Totaro Murakami • Kohachi Shigetaka • Nijiro Tokuda • Tomoji Tanabe • Jiroemon Kimura • Jokichi Ikarashi • Sakari Momoi • Yasutaro Koide • Masamitsu Yoshida • Masazo Nonaka • Chitetsu Watanabe • Issaku Tomoe • Shojiro Shirai • Motoi Fukunishi • Mikizo Ueda • Shigeru Nakamura • Gisaburo Sonobe • Tomisaburo Wakui • Anonymous • Kiyotaka Mizuno |