death_date death_place children birth_place image_size nationality image_caption birth_date known_for article_title name occupation death_cause
23 july 2013 sanjo , niigata , japan four niigata , japan 250px japanese ikarashi on his 111th birthday 26 january 1902 oldest living man in japan jokichi ikarashi
 jokichi ikarashi farmer pneumonia
jokichi ikarashi

ikarashi worked as a farmer before his retirement .
he had stated his desire to become a centenarian for many years , and he joked that he `` forgot to die '' on his 110th birthday .
ikarashi had four children , eleven grandchildren , twenty-two great-grandchildren , and one great-great grandchild .
he never had any serious injuries or illnesses other than a fall from a tree that broke his left foot at age ninety-one .
ikarashi enjoyed singing , ate three meals a day , and avoided alcohol and tobacco -lrb- which he credited for his longevity -rrb- .
ikarashi was reported to be spending most of his time in bed in june 2013 .
at the time of his death , ikarashi lived in a nursing home in sanjo , niigata .
ikarashi was succeeded as japan 's oldest living man by 110-year-old sakari momoi .
