The oldest Japanese person on record was Misa... The oldest Japanese person on record was Misao Okawa who died on 1 April 2015 at the age of 117 years, 27 days. The oldest verified man was Jiroemon Kimura who died on 12 June 2013 at the age of 116 years, 54 days. #tvnippon A post shared by David the Japan Guy in Tokyo (@tvnippon) on Apr 10, 2017 at 8:50pm PDT