Oldest Living Japanese titleholders

This page contains chronological lists of the oldest living person and man in Japan.

EDITOR’S NOTE: Some validated supercentenarians’ ages may be slightly different due to the Japanese oldest people research forum's members finding proof of different birth/death dates than they were originally validated with, but they may not be officially changed by the Gerontology Research Group (GRG) as of yet.

List of the oldest living person in Japan since 1958

      GRG-Validated       GRG-Pending       GRG-Unvalidated       GRG-Validated (Age disputable)       Under 110       Current Titleholder

From	To	Name	Sex	Age when oldest	Lifespan	Prefecture of death
?	Jan 1953	Sue Watanabe	F	? – 111	27 May 1841 – Jan 1953 111 years, 219 days+	Gifu
?	15 Dec 1958	Tome Yoshida	F	? – 109	27 Mar 1849 – 15 Dec 1958 109 years, 263 days	Shiga
15 Dec 1958	29 Nov 1960 (1 yr, 350 days)	Tokusaburo Hatsukade	M	105 – 107	10 Mar/7 Apr 1853 – 29 Nov 1960 107 years, 236 days+	Hiroshima
29 Nov 1960	16 Sept 1963 (2 yrs, 291 days)	Haru Komai	F	106 – 109	1 July 1854 – 16 Sept 1963 109 years, 77 days	Shizuoka
16 Sept 1963	21 May 1964 (248 days)	Ishi Hayashi	F	109	9 July 1854 – 21 May 1964 109 years, 317 days	Fukuoka
21 May 1964	26 Nov 1966 (2 yrs, 189 days)	Yoshigiku Ito	F	107 – 110	1 Sept 1856 – 26 Nov 1966 110 years, 86 days	Wakayama
26 Nov 1966	14 Nov 1968 (1 yr, 354 days)	Tome Horigome	F	109 – 111	22 Jan 1857 – 14 Nov 1968 111 years, 297 days	Miyagi
14 Nov 1968	31 Dec 1969 (1 yr, 47 days)	Haruno Shimada	F	110 – 112	24 Dec 1857 – 31 Dec 1969 112 years, 7 days	Niigata
31 Dec 1969	31 May 1975 (5 yrs, 151 days)	Mito Umeta	F	106 – 112	14 May 1863 – 31 May 1975 112 years, 17 days	Kumamoto
31 May 1975	16 Nov 1976 (1 yr, 169 days)	Niwa Kawamoto	F	111 – 113	17 Sept 1863 – 16 Nov 1976 113 years, 60 days	Shiga
16 Nov 1976	25 May 1977 (190 days)	Isa Nakayama	F	108	3 Aug 1868 – 25 May 1977 108 years, 295 days	Tokushima
25 May 1977	27 May 1977 (2 days)	Man Ichikawa	F	108	25 Feb 1869 – 27 May 1977 108 years, 91 days	Yamagata
27 May 1977	6 Aug 1977 (71 days)	Koume Kabira	F	108	2 Apr 1869 – 6 Aug 1977 108 years, 126 days	Osaka
6 Aug 1977	6 Oct 1978 (1 yr, 61 days)	Masutaro Sato	M	107 – 108	16 Feb 1870 – 6 Oct 1978 108 years, 232 days	Niigata
6 Oct 1978	11 Apr 1979 (187 days)	Matsu Yoshikuni	F	108 – 109	11 Mar 1870 – 11 Apr 1979 109 years, 31 days	Oita
11 Apr 1979	10 Apr 1980 (365 days)	Koharu Kodaira	F	107 – 108	8 May 1871 – 10 Apr 1980 108 years, 338 days	Hokkaido
10 Apr 1980	10 Jan 1982 (1 yr, 275 days)	Oto Michii	F	108 – 110	1 Sept 1871 – 10 Jan 1982 110 years, 131 days	Ishikawa
10 Jan 1982	27 Mar 1982 (76 days)	Toka Miyata	F	109 – 110	29 Feb 1872 – 27 Mar 1982 110 years, 27 days	Kumamoto
27 Mar 1982	10 Feb 1984 (1 yr, 320 days)	Momu Okuma	F	108 – 110	12 Jan 1874 – 10 Feb 1984 110 years, 29 days	Hokkaido
10 Feb 1984	21 May 1986 (2 yrs, 100 days)	Ine Tsugawa	F	108 – 111	3 Apr 1875 – 21 May 1986 111 years, 48 days	Tokushima
21 May 1986	2 Mar 1987 (285 days)	Seki Takehara	F	108 – 109	11 Jan 1878 – 2 Mar 1987 109 years, 50 days	Hiroshima
2 Mar 1987	16 June 1992 (5 yrs, 106 days)	Waka Shirahama	F	108 – 114	26 Mar 1878 – 16 June 1992 114 years, 82 days	Miyazaki
16 June 1992	12 July 1995 (3 yrs, 26 days)	Tane Ikai	F	113 – 116	18 Jan 1879 – 12 July 1995 116 years, 175 days	Aichi
12 July 1995	4 May 1997 (1 yr, 296 days)	Sue Utagawa	F	111 – 113	19 Jan 1884 – 4 May 1997 113 years, 105 days	Yamaguchi
4 May 1997	20 June 1998 (1 yr, 47 days)	Suekiku Miyanaga	F	113 – 114	7 Apr 1884 – 20 June 1998 114 years, 74 days	Kagoshima
20 June 1998	31 July 1998 (41 days)	Asa Takii	F	114	28 Apr 1884 – 31 July 1998 114 years, 94 days	Hiroshima
31 July 1998	18 Nov 1998 (110 days)	Tase Matsunaga	F	114	11 May 1884 – 18 Nov 1998 114 years, 191 days	Tokyo
18 Nov 1998	12 Feb 1999 (86 days)	Yasu Akino	F	113	1 Mar 1885 – 12 Feb 1999 113 years, 348 days	Shizuoka
12 Feb 1999	29 Apr 1999 (76 days)	Denzo Ishizaki	M	112	2 Oct 1886 – 29 Apr 1999 112 years, 209 days	Ibaraki
29 Apr 1999	6 Aug 1999 (99 days)	Kayo Fujii	F	111	12 Mar 1888 – 6 Aug 1999 111 years, 147 days	Yamaguchi
6 Aug 1999	14 Aug 2001 (2 yrs, 8 days)	Mie Ishiguro	F	111 – 113	2 June 1888 – 14 Aug 2001 113 years, 73 days	Hokkaido
14 Aug 2001	3 Jan 2002 (142 days)	Matsuno Oikawa	F	112	20 Feb 1889 – 3 Jan 2002 112 years, 317 days	Iwate
3 Jan 2002	28 Sept 2003 (1 yr, 268 days)	Yukichi Chuganji	M	112 – 114	23 Mar 1889 – 28 Sept 2003 114 years, 189 days	Fukuoka
28 Sept 2003	13 Nov 2003 (46 days)	Mitoyo Kawate	F	114	15 May 1889 – 13 Nov 2003 114 years, 182 days	Hiroshima
13 Nov 2003	5 Apr 2005 (1 yr, 143 days)	Ura Koyama	F	113 – 114	30 Aug 1890 – 5 Apr 2005 114 years, 218 days	Fukuoka
5 Apr 2005	13 Aug 2007 (2 yrs, 130 days)	Yone Minagawa	F	112 – 114	4 Jan 1893 – 13 Aug 2007 114 years, 221 days	Fukuoka
13 Aug 2007	19 Aug 2007 (6 days)	Shitsu Nakano	F	113	1 Jan 1894 – 19 Aug 2007 113 years, 230 days	Fukuoka
19 Aug 2007	22 Feb 2008 (187 days)	Tsuneyo Toyonaga	F	113	21 May 1894 – 22 Feb 2008 113 years, 277 days	Kochi
22 Feb 2008	5 Apr 2008 (43 days)	Kaku Yamanaka	F	113	11 Dec 1894 – 5 Apr 2008 113 years, 116 days	Aichi
5 Apr 2008	2 May 2010 (2 yrs, 27 days)	Kama Chinen	F	112 – 114	10 May 1895 – 2 May 2010 114 years, 357 days	Okinawa
2 May 2010	2 Dec 2011 (1 yr, 214 days)	Chiyono Hasegawa	F	113 – 115	20 Nov 1896 – 2 Dec 2011 115 years, 12 days	Saga
2 Dec 2011	12 June 2013 (1 yr, 192 days)	Jiroemon Kimura	M	114 – 116	19 Apr 1897 – 12 June 2013 116 years, 54 days	Kyoto
12 June 2013	1 Apr 2015 (1 yr, 293 days)	Misao Okawa	F	115 – 117	5 Mar 1898 – 1 Apr 2015 117 years, 27 days	Osaka
1 Apr 2015	27 Sept 2015 (179 days)	Anonymous	F	115	15 Mar 1900 – 27 Sept 2015 115 years, 196 days	Tokyo
27 Sept 2015	21 Apr 2018 (2 yrs, 206 days)	Nabi Tajima	F	115 – 117	4 Aug 1900 – 21 Apr 2018 117 years, 260 days	Kagoshima
21 Apr 2018	22 July 2018 (92 days)	Chiyo Miyako	F	116 – 117	2 May 1901 – 22 July 2018 117 years, 81 days	Kanagawa
22 July 2018	19 Apr 2022 (3 yrs, 271 days)	Kane Tanaka	F	115 – 119	2 Jan 1903 – 19 Apr 2022 119 years, 107 days	Fukuoka
19 Apr 2022	12 Dec 2023 (1 yr, 237 days)	Fusa Tatsumi	F	114 – 116	25 Apr 1907 – 12 Dec 2023 116 years, 231 days	Osaka
12 Dec 2023	Present (0 years, 128 days)	Tomiko Itooka	F	115*	Born 23 May 1908 115 years, 331 days	Living in Hyogo

List of the oldest living man in Japan since 1965

      GRG-Validated       GRG-Pending       GRG-Unvalidated       Under 110       Current Titleholder

From	To	Name	Age when oldest	Lifespan	Prefecture of death
?	28 Mar 1957	Shozaburo Oda	? – 107	17 Dec 1849 – 28 Mar 1957 107 years, 101 days	Fukui
28 Mar 1957	29 Nov 1960 (3 yrs, 246 days)	Tokusaburo Hatsukade	103/4 – 107	10 Mar/7 Apr 1853 – 29 Nov 1960 107 years, 236 days+	Hiroshima
?	Feb 1965	Ikumatsu Matsuura	? – 104	28 Nov 1860 – Feb 1965 104 years, 65 days+	Hiroshima
Feb 1965	2 Mar 1965 (2-30 days)	Masakichi Kai	103	17 Mar 1861 – 2 Mar 1965 103 years, 350 days	Oita
2 Mar 1965	Feb 1967 (1 yr, 363- days)	Goro Usuyama	103 – 105	14 May 1861 – Feb 1967 105 years, 263+ days	Kagoshima
Feb 1967	6 Apr 1968 (1 yr, 31-70 days)	Shizuo Jinjiang	103 – 104	14 Oct 1863 – 6 Apr 1968 104 years, 174 days	Miyazaki
6 Apr 1968	26 Jan 1970 (1 yr, 295 days)	Kokuzo Iwate	104 – 106	16 Dec 1863 – 26 Jan 1970 106 years, 41 days	Kyoto
26 Jan 1970	31 Jan 1972 (2 yrs, 5 days)	Eisaku Takada	106 – 108	3 Jan 1864 – 31 Jan 1972 108 years, 28 days	Hyogo
31 Jan 1972	30 Oct 1972 (273 days)	Hisaharu Arai	105 – 106	22 June 1866 – 30 Oct 1972 106 years, 130 days	Nagano
30 Oct 1972	1 Aug 1973 (275 days)	Chojiro Goto	106 – 107	4 July 1866 – 1 Aug 1973 107 years, 28 days	Gifu
1 Aug 1973	2 Jan 1976 (2 yrs, 154 days)	Yozotaro Yoshikawa	105 – 108	9 Dec 1867 – 2 Jan 1976 108 years, 24 days	Hyogo
2 Jan 1976	6 Oct 1978 (1 yr, 277 days)	Masutaro Sato	105 – 108	16 Feb 1870 – 6 Oct 1978 108 years, 232 days	Niigata
6 Oct 1978	30 Dec 1979 (1 yr, 85 days)	Takataro Hiragushi	106 – 107	23 Feb 1872 – 30 Dec 1979 107 years, 311 days	Tokyo
30 Dec 1979	25 Jan 1982 (2 yrs, 26 days)	Mataichi Ono	107 – 109	4 May 1872 – 25 Jan 1982 109 years, 266 days	Gunma
25 Jan 1982	14 Dec 1982 (323 days)	Shotaro Tanaka	107 – 108	21 Apr 1874 – 14 Dec 1982 108 years, 237 days	Kanagawa
14 Dec 1982	21 Dec 1982 (7 days)	Rinzo Shimizu	108	10 July 1874 – 21 Dec 1982 108 years, 164 days	Hokkaido
21 Dec 1982	15 Feb 1983 (56 days)	Koji Onishi	107	21 Dec 1875 – 15 Feb 1983 107 years, 56 days	Kyoto
15 Feb 1983	16 May 1983 (90 days)	Inasaku Abe	105	18 July 1877 – 16 May 1983 105 years, 302 days	Gunma
16 May 1983	20 Oct 1985 (2 yrs, 157 days)	Mokotaru Osada	105 – 108	15 Aug 1877 – 20 Oct 1985 108 years, 66 days	Osaka
20 Oct 1985	11 Jan 1990 (4 yrs, 83 days)	Eiju Tsuru	106 – 110	4 Feb 1879 – 11 Jan 1990 110 years, 341 days	Nagano
11 Jan 1990	6 Mar 1990 (54 days)	Kiichi Fujiwara	109	17 Dec 1880 – 6 Mar 1990 109 years, 79 days	Kanagawa
6 Mar 1990	3 Apr 1991 (1 yr, 28 days)	Nisaburo Matsuyama	108 – 109	10 Oct 1881 – 3 Apr 1991 109 years, 175 days	Ishikawa
3 Apr 1991	18 June 1991 (76 days)	Shimetaro Hara	108	4 Oct 1882 – 18 June 1991 108 years, 257 days	Ishikawa
18 June 1991	20 Sept 1991 (94 days)	Gihei Oka	108	30 Jan 1883 – 20 Sept 1991 108 years, 243 days	Tochigi
20 Sept 1991	24 Jan 1997 (5 yrs, 126 days)	Gengan Tonaki	106 – 112	30 Oct 1884 – 24 Jan 1997 112 years, 86 days	Okinawa
24 Jan 1997	20 Apr 1999 (2 yrs, 86 days)	Denzo Ishizaki	110 – 112	20 Oct 1886 – 20 Apr 1999 112 years, 191 days	Ibaraki
20 Apr 1999	18 Jan 2000 (273 days)	Sadayoshi Tanabe	110 – 111	20 Oct 1888 – 18 Jan 2000 111 years, 90 days	Kanagawa
18 Jan 2000	28 Sept 2003 (3 yrs, 253 days)	Yukichi Chuganji	110 – 114	23 Mar 1889 – 28 Sept 2003 114 years, 189 days	Fukuoka
28 Sept 2003	20 May 2004 (235 days)	Kameni Nakamura	108 – 109	3 Oct 1894 – 20 May 2004 109 years, 230 days	Okinawa
20 May 2004	12 July 2004 (53 days)	Minsho Ozawa	109	11 Oct 1894 – 12 July 2004 109 years, 275 days	Yamanashi
12 July 2004	30 July 2004 (18 days)	Totaro Murakami	109	21 Feb 1895 – 30 July 2004 109 years, 160 days	Hyogo
30 July 2004	3 July 2005 (338 days)	Kohachi Shigetaka	109 – 110	10 May 1895 – 3 July 2005 110 years, 54 days	Hiroshima
3 July 2005	12 June 2006 (344 days)	Nijiro Tokuda	110 – 111	10 June 1895 – 12 June 2006 111 years, 2 days	Kagoshima
12 June 2006	19 June 2009 (3 yrs, 7 days)	Tomoji Tanabe	110 – 113	18 Sept 1895 – 19 June 2009 113 years, 274 days	Miyazaki
19 June 2009	12 June 2013 (3 yrs, 359 days)	Jiroemon Kimura	112 – 116	19 Apr 1897 – 12 June 2013 116 years, 54 days	Kyoto
12 June 2013	23 July 2013 (41 days)	Jokichi Ikarashi	111	26 Jan 1902 – 23 July 2013 111 years, 178 days	Niigata
23 July 2013	5 July 2015 (1 yr, 347 days)	Sakari Momoi	110 – 112	5 Feb 1903 – 5 July 2015 112 years, 150 days	Saitama
5 July 2015	19 Jan 2016 (198 days)	Yasutaro Koide	112	13 Mar 1903 – 19 Jan 2016 112 years, 312 days	Aichi
19 Jan 2016	29 Oct 2016 (284 days)	Masamitsu Yoshida	111 – 112	30 May 1904 – 29 Oct 2016 112 years, 152 days	Tokyo
29 Oct 2016	20 Jan 2019 (2 yrs, 83 days)	Masazo Nonaka	111 – 113	25 July 1905 – 20 Jan 2019 113 years, 179 days	Hokkaido
20 Jan 2019	23 Feb 2020 (1 yr, 34 days)	Chitetsu Watanabe	111 – 112	5 Mar 1907 – 23 Feb 2020 112 years, 355 days	Niigata
23 Feb 2020	14 Apr 2020 (51 days)	Issaku Tomoe	110	15 Aug 1909 - 14 Apr 2020 110 years, 243 days	Aichi
14 Apr 2020	11 Aug 2020 (119 days)	Shojiro Shirai	110	29 Oct 1909 - 11 Aug 2020 110 years, 287 days	Shiga
11 Aug 2020	22 Aug 2020 (11 days)	Motoi Fukunishi	110	25 Mar 1910 - 22 Aug 2020 110 years, 150 days	Ibaraki
22 Aug 2020	9 Sept 2022 (2 yrs, 18 days)	Mikizo Ueda	110 – 112	11 May 1910 - 9 Sept 2022 112 years, 121 days	Nara
9 Sept 2022	15 Nov 2022 (67 days)	Shigeru Nakamura	111	11 Jan 1911 - 15 Nov 2022 111 years, 308 days	Hiroshima
15 Nov 2022	31 Mar 2024 (1 years, 136 days)	Gisaburo Sonobe	111 – 112	6 Nov 1911 - 31 Mar 2024 112 years, 146 days	Chiba
31 Mar 2024	Present (0 years, 19 days)	Tomisaburo Wakui	110*	Born 28 Nov 1913 110 years, 142 days	Living in Kanagawa

References

• 日本の主要な長寿記録 Data Collection Site