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Shigechiyo Izumi (泉 重千代, Izumi Shigechiyo, ? – 21 February 1986) was a Japanese man who was titled the oldest living person after the death of Niwa Kawamoto on 16 November 1976, also from Japan.
Jurōjin with deer Japanese god of longevity Jurojin. Netsuke. Jurōjin (寿老人, "Old Man of Longevity") is one of Japanese mythology's Seven Gods of Fortune or Shichifukujin. He is the god of longevity. [1] [2] Jurōjin originated from the Chinese Taoist god, the Old Man of the South Pole or Star of the Old Man.
The sacred book tied to his staff either contains the lifespan of every person on earth or a magical scripture. He is accompanied by a crane and a turtle, which are considered to be symbols of longevity. He is also sometimes accompanied by a black deer (ancient legends say a deer turns black if it is over 2000 years old).
Rank Prefecture Life expectancy, total Life expectancy, men [2] Life expectancy, women [3]; 1 Nagano 84.72 81.75 87.68 2 Shiga 84.68 81.78 87.57 3 Fukui 84.41 81.27 87.54
Yoshiko Miwa, at 110 years old, is the oldest living American person of Japanese descent and shares the things that have allowed her to live such a long life.
The following is a list of living centenarians (living people who have attained the age of at least 100 years) known for reasons other than just their longevity. For more specific lists of people (living or deceased) who are known for these reasons, see lists of centenarians .
Life expectancy for women in Japan is 87 years, five years more than that of the U.S. [104] Men in Japan have a life expectancy of 81 years, four years more than that of the U.S. [104] Japan has more centenarians than any other country, 58,820 in 2014, or 42.76% per 100,000 people. Almost one in five of the world's centenarians live in Japan ...
Jiroemon Kimura (Japanese: 木村 次郎右衛門, Hepburn: Kimura Jirōemon; 19 April 1897 – 12 June 2013) was a Japanese supercentenarian who was the verified oldest living person between Dina Manfredini's death on 17 December 2012 and his own death at age 116 years and 54 days on 12 June 2013.