Kohachi Shigetaka

Age: 110

Summary: oldest man in Japan at the time of his death who had reigned as the nation's oldest living Japanese man for nearly a year, taking the title in July 2004 when 109-year-old Hujitaro Murakami died in Hyogo prefecture west of Osaka, and whose people are famous for their longevity.

Cause of Death: Pneumonia

Born: May 10, 1895

Died: July 3, 2005

Location: Hiroshima, Japan