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+ | '''Jokichi Ikarashi''' (26 January 1902 – 23 July 2013) was a validated [[List of Japanese supercentenarians|Japanese]] [[supercentenarian]]. He was thought to have been the world's oldest living man after the death of [[James McCoubrey]], but the verification of [[Salustiano Sanchez]] a couple of days after Ikarashi's death meant that neither him nor McCoubrey were ever the world's oldest man. He was, however, the oldest man in Japan from the death of [[Jiroemon Kimura]] until his own death on 23 July 2013, aged 111 years, 178 days. After his death, [[Sakari Momoi]] became the oldest man in Japan. |
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Before his retirement, Ikarashi used to work as a farmer. When he was younger, he often stated that he wanted to become a centenarian, and on his 110th birthday, he joked that he "forgot to die". He had four children, eleven grandchildren, twenty-two great-grandchildren, and one great-great grandchild. He never suffered from any major injuries or illnesses, apart from a fall from a tree at age 91 which resulted in a broken left foot. Ikarashi ate 3 meals every day, enjoyed singing, and avoided alcohol and tobacco (which he credited for his longevity). In June 2013, he was reported to be spending most of his time in bed. At the time of his death, he lived at a nursing home in Sanjo City, Niigata Prefecture, Japan. |
Before his retirement, Ikarashi used to work as a farmer. When he was younger, he often stated that he wanted to become a centenarian, and on his 110th birthday, he joked that he "forgot to die". He had four children, eleven grandchildren, twenty-two great-grandchildren, and one great-great grandchild. He never suffered from any major injuries or illnesses, apart from a fall from a tree at age 91 which resulted in a broken left foot. Ikarashi ate 3 meals every day, enjoyed singing, and avoided alcohol and tobacco (which he credited for his longevity). In June 2013, he was reported to be spending most of his time in bed. At the time of his death, he lived at a nursing home in Sanjo City, Niigata Prefecture, Japan. |
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| Birth: | 26 January 1902 Niigata, Japan |
| Death: | 23 July 2013 Sanjo City, Niigata, Japan |
| Age: | 111 years, 178 days |
| Country: |  JPN
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Jokichi Ikarashi (26 January 1902 – 23 July 2013) was a validated Japanese supercentenarian. He was thought to have been the world's oldest living man after the death of James McCoubrey, but the verification of Salustiano Sanchez a couple of days after Ikarashi's death meant that neither him nor McCoubrey were ever the world's oldest man. He was, however, the oldest man in Japan from the death of Jiroemon Kimura until his own death on 23 July 2013, aged 111 years, 178 days. After his death, Sakari Momoi became the oldest man in Japan.
Biography
Before his retirement, Ikarashi used to work as a farmer. When he was younger, he often stated that he wanted to become a centenarian, and on his 110th birthday, he joked that he "forgot to die". He had four children, eleven grandchildren, twenty-two great-grandchildren, and one great-great grandchild. He never suffered from any major injuries or illnesses, apart from a fall from a tree at age 91 which resulted in a broken left foot. Ikarashi ate 3 meals every day, enjoyed singing, and avoided alcohol and tobacco (which he credited for his longevity). In June 2013, he was reported to be spending most of his time in bed. At the time of his death, he lived at a nursing home in Sanjo City, Niigata Prefecture, Japan.
References
| Japan's Oldest Living Man Titleholders (V • E) |
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Shozaburo Oda • Tokusaburo Hatsukade • Unknown • Ikumatsu Matsuura • Masakichi Kai • Goro Usuyama • Shizuo Jinjiang • Kokuzo Iwate • Eisaku Takada • Hisaharu Arai • Chojiro Goto • Yozotaro Yoshikawa • Masutaro Sato • Takataro Hiragushi • Mataichi Ono • Shotaro Tanaka • Rinzo Shimizu • Koji Onishi • Inasaku Abe • Mokotaru Osada • Eiju Tsuru • Kiichi Fujiwara • Nisaburo Matsuyama • Shimetaro Hara • Gihei Oka • Gengan Tonaki • Denzo Ishizaki • Sadayoshi Tanabe • Yukichi Chuganji • Kameni Nakamura • Minsho Ozawa • Totaro Murakami • Kohachi Shigetaka • Nijiro Tokuda • Tomoji Tanabe • Jiroemon Kimura • Jokichi Ikarashi • Sakari Momoi • Yasutaro Koide • Masamitsu Yoshida • Masazo Nonaka • Chitetsu Watanabe • Issaku Tomoe • Shojiro Shirai • Motoi Fukunishi • Mikizo Ueda • Shigeru Nakamura • Gisaburo Sonobe • Tomisaburo Wakui |