Asahiko Iwasaki

Asahiko Iwasaki
Asahiko Iwasaki in September 2017.
Birth:	15 March 1908 Japan
Death:	10 May 2018 Kirishima, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan
Age:	110 years, 56 days
Country:	JPN
Unvalidated

Asahiko Iwasaki (Japanese: 岩﨑朝彦; 15 March 1908 – 10 May 2018) was a Japanese supercentenarian whose age is currently unvalidated by the Gerontology Research Group (GRG). He was the oldest living man in Kagoshima Prefecture.

Asahiko was born on 15 March 1908 in Japan. He opened the "Iwasaki Candy Store" at the age of 21. He was able to deliver milk by bicycle until the age of 90. His oldest son is Masayuki (aged 83 in 2017). Asahiko was visited by Kirishima's Mayor, Shuji Maeda, on 18 September 2017.

He passed away on 10 May 2018 in Kirishima, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan at age of 110 years, 56 days. After his death, 107-year-old Tetsuo Atarashiya of Minamikyushu city became oldest living man in Kagoshima Prefecture.

References

• 県内の男性最高齢者を祝う
• 鹿児島県の百歳以上高齢者について
• Asahi Shimbun, 11 May 2018