Kōzaburō Nojima was a validated Japanese supercentenarian known as the oldest living man in Tokyo at the time of his death.
Kōzaburō Nojima was born on 18 December 1910 in Tokyo, Japan.
After graduating from the upper grades of elementary school, he attended high school but was affected by the Great Kanto Earthquake on 1 September 1923, which disrupted his academic life.
At the age of 107.
(Source: Tokyo Katsushika Medical Cooperative)
Nojima was also affected by the Great Tokyo Air Raid on 10 February 1945, but evacuated with his family to Yamagata Prefecture, returning to Katsushika Ward, Tokyo, in November of the same year. He was described as a skillful person who liked to work diligently. After World War II, he worked as a painter of hairpins and continued painting as a hobby into his later years.
Mr. Nojima passed away on 16 February 2021 in Katsushika Ward, Tokyo, Japan.
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