Changes: Eiju Tsuru

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Eiju Tsuru (4 February 1879 - 11 January 1990) was a Japanese supercentenarian.

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-'''Eiju Tsuru''' (4 February 1879 - 11 January 1990) was a [[List of Japanese supercentenarians|Japanese]] supercentenarian and at the time of his death Japan's oldest man, a title he held from [[Shigechiyo Izumi]]'s death on 21 February 1986 to his own death on 11 January 1990 aged 110 years, 341 days.
+'''Eiju Tsuru''' (4 February 1879 - 11 January 1990) was a [[List of Japanese supercentenarians|Japanese]] supercentenarian.
-Tsuru was the last Russo-Japanese War veteran living in Japan at the time of his death. Only one veteran, Mamoru Eto (1883-1992), who died in the United States, died after him. At the time of Tsuru's death, he was the oldest Japanese man ever, a title he retained until [[Gengan Tonaki]] surpassed him in age. He was also the first Japanese man to reach the age of 110.
-Upon Tsuru's death, 109-year-old [[Kiichi Fujiwara]] became Japan's oldest man.
 [[Category:1879 births]]
 [[Category:1990 deaths]]