Kohachi Shigetaka

Kohachi Shigetaka (May 10, 1895 – July 3, 2005) was a supercentenarian and the oldest male in Japan from July 2004 until his death from pneumonia, aged 110 years 54 days old. Shigetaka was Japan's first male supercentenarian since Yukichi Chuganji, who died over one and a half years before Shigetaka reached supercentenarian status. Japan's oldest man on record is Jiroemon Kimura (1897–present), who is currently living at age 115 years, 338 days.