110-year-old Kiyotaka Mizuno confirmed as the new oldest living man in Japan
The Gerontology Research Group (GRG) is pleased to inform that Mr. Kiyotaka Mizuno of Iwata, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, born 14.03.1914, has been confirmed as the oldest living man (Doyen) in Japan. He holds the respectful title since the death of 110-year-old Anonymous man of Tokyo (23.01.1914 – 21.08.2024).
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, Mizuno became the oldest living man in Japan.
