| Makaru Nakanishi | |
 Makaru Nakanishi aged 100. | |
| Birth: | 15 December 1901 Okinawa Prefecture, Japan |
| Death: | 28 February 2013 Urasoe, Okinawa, Japan |
| Age: | 111 years, 75 days |
| Relatives: |  JPN
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| Validated | |
Makaru Nakanishi [Japanese: 仲西眞苅] (15 December 1901 – 28 February 2013) was a Japanese supercentenarian whose age has been validated by the Gerontology Research Group (GRG).
Biography[]
Makaru Nakanishi was born in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan on 15 December 1901. He worked in Japan’s Waterworks Bureau before retiring. At the age of 107, he continued to live independently, only receiving help from a caregiver 3 times a week. Many of his family members lived nearby, and often visited him in his home. As of September 2010, he was the oldest living man (and the 15th oldest living person) in Okinawa Prefecture.
Nakanishi died in Urasoe, Okinawa, Japan on 28 February 2013 at the age of 111 years, 75 days. At the time of his death, he was the second-oldest living person in the Okinawa Prefecture (behind Toshie Yorimitsu), the second oldest man in Japan (behind Jiroemon Kimura), and the fifth oldest (known) living man in the world (behind Jiroemon Kimura, James Sisnett, Salustiano Sanchez and James McCoubrey).
Gallery[]
References[]
- Okinawa Prefecture' top 20 oldest living people (page 6)
- Makaru Nakanishi, 111 Photo Gallery, GRG
- 広報うらそえ10月号 Urasoe City, 29 June 2020