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was a Japanese supercentenarian and, at the time of his death at age 113, the oldest living man in the world for 2 years 146 days. Tanabe became the oldest man in Japan following the death of Nijiro Tokuda, who was 111 at the time, on 12 June 2006.〔(男性長寿日本一は田鍋さん 宮崎県の１１０歳 )〕 Upon the death of 115-year-old Emiliano Mercado del Toro on 24 January 2007, Tanabe assumed the title of the man with the oldest validated date of birth in the world. Tanabe was the seventh-oldest validated person in the world and the third-oldest in Japan (behind Kama Chinen and Chiyo Shiraishi). at the time of his death, Tanabe ranked in eighth place among the oldest verified undisputed men ever and was just one day away from tying American supercentenarian, Johnson Parks (1884–1998), at seventh place. Tanabe is also the third-oldest man ever in Japan after Jiroemon Kimura and Yukichi Chuganji. ==Biography== Born in Miyakonojo, Miyazaki, Tanabe worked as a civil engineer at the city office.〔(111-Year-Old Cited As World's Oldest Man )〕 He credited total abstinence from alcohol and smoking as the secret to his longevity.〔(Japanese teetotaller world's oldest man at 111 )〕〔(World's oldest man dies; he didn't smoke or drink )〕 On his 112th birthday, he stated: "I want to live forever. I don't want to die", as he received 100,000 yen and flowers from the local mayor. Tanabe (''Guinness World Records'' oldest living male, June 2007) was "extremely healthy". He ate vegetables and drank milk daily.〔(Reuters, World's oldest man turns 112 )〕〔(BBC News, Oldest man marks 112th birthday )〕 A former city land surveyor,〔(jpost.com, World's oldest man celebrates 113th birthday in Japan )〕 Tanabe, on his 113th birthday said "I am happy. I eat a lot. I don't want to die yet." In 2008, he said he wanted to "live indefinitely."〔(timesonline.co.uk, Tomoji Tanabe, world's oldest man, turns 113 )〕〔(news.smh.com.au, World's oldest man turns 113 )〕 Tanabe received a giant tea cup engraved with his name and date of birth plus birthday gifts, flowers and 100,000 yen cash from Miyakonojo Mayor Makoto Nagamine. A Miyakonojo official said: "His favorite food is fried shrimp, but we've heard that he's cut back on oily food. He said he wants to live for another 10 years, that he doesn't want to die."〔(reuters.com, Happy 113th birthday for world's oldest man )〕 However, after his last birthday, Tanabe's health deteriorated quickly. He had mostly been bed-ridden since early May 2009 and could not eat, due to a chronic heart condition. On 19 June 2009, Tanabe died in his sleep of heart failure at his home in southern Japan. He was 113 years 274 days old.〔(World's oldest man dies at 113, Associated Press, 19 June 2009 )(Internet Archive)〕 Upon Tanabe's death, British World War I veteran Henry Allingham, age 113, became the world's oldest living man, but died a month later. He was survived by eight children, 25 grandchildren, and 54 great-grandchildren.〔(Mainichi News )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Tomoji Tanabe」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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