About
Japanese Supercentenarian who gained fame in January 2018 when he became the oldest living man in the world. He sadly passed a year later of natural causes at the age of 113.
Before Fame
He grew up in a large family with six brothers and one sister. He credited his longevity to eating sweets and soaking in natural hot springs.
Trivia
He has been introduced in publications like the Independent and Time.
Family Life
He married Hatsuno Nonaka in 1931; they had five children together. He outlived all of them.
Associated With
He was born just before Albert Einstein published the theory of relativity.
