Japan’s Oldest Man Dies at 111

SHIZUOKA, Feb 11 (News On Japan) - Kiyotaka Mizuno, the oldest man in Japan and the oldest resident in Shizuoka Prefecture, died of natural causes at his home in Iwata, Shizuoka Prefecture, on February 8th at the age of 111, according to local authorities. Born in 1914, he had been the oldest man in the country and the oldest person in the prefecture. He later experienced the Pacific War, and after the war ended, he spent many years farming long green onions and ebi-imo taro until around the age of 80.