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Tomisaburo Wakui
Tomisaburo Wakui
Tomisaburo Wakui (aged 103) in September 2017.
Birth: 28 November 1913
Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
Death: 5 July 2024
Atsugi, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
Age: 110 years, 220 days
Country: JapanJPN
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Tomisaburo Wakui [Japanese: 涌井富三郎] (28 November 1913 – 5 July 2024) was a Japanese supercentenarian whose age is validated by the Gerontology Research Group (GRG). At the time of his death, he was the oldest known living man in Japan.

Biography[]

Tomisaburo Wakui was born in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan on 28 November 1913.

In November 2023, he celebrated his 110th birthday and became a supercentenarian. In December 2023, he was reported as the only living person in Atsugi to be over the age of 104.

He became the oldest known living man in Japan, following the death of 112-year-old Gisaburo Sonobe of Chiba Prefecture on 31 March 2024.

Tomisaburo Wakui died in Atsugi, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan on 5 July 2024 at the age of 110 years, 220 days.

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Japan's Oldest Living Man Titleholders (VE)

Shizuo Jinjiang • Kokuzo 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 NonakaChitetsu WatanabeIssaku TomoeShojiro ShiraiMotoi FukunishiMikizo UedaShigeru NakamuraGisaburo SonobeTomisaburo WakuiAnonymousKiyotaka Mizuno

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