Talk:Tomoji Tanabe

Younger brother?

I have read that Tomoji Tanabe has a living younger brother, Hiroshi Tanabe, at age 103. Can anyone confirm that? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 91.60.205.172 (talk) 17:59, 19 September 2007 (UTC)

Interesting question: can anyone confirm this? Extremely sexy 17:03, 20 September 2007 (UTC)

Why not show us your source and we can decide whether it's legit or not? Anyways, try doing a Google search on "Hiroshi Tanabe." And then another 1 with Tomoji next to the name. I tried doing that and no luck. Neal (talk) 00:48, 30 January 2008 (UTC).

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Is he a World War 1 Veteran?

Has anyone ever checked to see if he served in the Japanese military during World War 1? Militaries have historically been good places to teach surveying (his profession). JeepAssembler (talk) 22:19, 22 February 2008 (UTC)

What would Japan be doing in World War I? Neal (talk) 00:50, 27 March 2008 (UTC).

During World War 1 Japan seized Germany's colonial holdings in China and the Pacific Ocean; it also sent a Naval Squadron to assist the attempted British invasion of Turkey's Gallipoli Peninsula in 1915. I am involved on the "Known Surviving Veterans of World War I" wikipedia page and am looking for any Japanese veterans of that war who were still alive after January 1st, 1999. 66.213.36.2 (talk) 19:41, 5 April 2008 (UTC)

You mean after December 31st, 1998 though. Extremely sexy (talk) 12:17, 6 April 2008 (UTC)

Mr. Tanabe is the 15th oldest As of June 2008

171. El Hadj Mohammed El Mokri 112 259+ 1844-September 16, 1957

Hello, I was just checking the truth of the statement "As of April 2008, Tanabe ranks among the top 15 oldest men ever." I just wanted to know if the El Hadj Mohammed El Mokri case was validated because it is on Mr. Epstein's list. 1. Shigechiyo Izumi 120 237 June 29, 1865-February 21, 1986

2. Christian Mortensen 115 252 August 16, 1882-April 25, 1998

3. Emiliano Del Toro 115 156 August 21, 1891-January 24, 2007

4. Mathew Beard 114 222 July 9, 1870-February 16, 1985

5. Yukichi Chuganji 114 189 March 23, 1889-September 28, 2003

6. Joan Riudavets 114 81 December 15, 1889-March 5, 2004

7. Fred Hale 113 354 December 1, 1890-November 19, 2004

8. Moses Hardy 113 335 January 6, 1893-December 7, 2006

9. Johnson Parks 113 275 October 15, 1884-July 17, 1998

10. John McMorran 113 250 June 19, 1889-February 24, 2003

11. Frederick Frazier 113 138 January 27, 1880-June 14, 1993

12. Walter Richardson 113 48 November 7, 1885-December 25, 1998

13. Antonio Todde 112 346 January 22, 1889-January 3, 2002

14. John Evans 112 295 August 19, 1877-June 10, 1990

16. El Hadj Mohammed El Mokri 112 259+ 1844-September 16, 1957

15. Tomoji Tanabe 112 265+ September 18, 1895-

According to Mr. Epstein's list he is the 16th oldest man.

On Mr. Epstein's list it also says that [Gunther's INSIDE AFRICA claims he was younger, born in 1851 or so, and some sources even say born in 1854]

There are other cases on this list are also disputed such as Izumi and Beard. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.136.250.83 (talk) 01:32, 16 April 2008 (UTC)

His case is as disputed as Izumi's (Beard's is the most probable one of the three in fact). Extremely sexy (talk) 15:27, 19 April 2008 (UTC)

Izumi, Beard and Hardy are all disputed but they still on the top 100 list. What makes the El Hadj Mohammed El Mokri case different? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.136.250.83 (talk • contribs)

Just ask Louis Epstein, but who is Hardy, by the way, please? Extremely sexy (talk) 18:26, 19 April 2008 (UTC)

"Hardy" is Moses Hardy his age is disputed he may have benn born January 6, 1893 but many documents disagree and second I do not have Mr. Epstein's email or any means of contact, can you provide that? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.136.250.83 (talk • contribs)

Moses Hardy s by far the most probable, if any, of being true. TFBCT1 (talk) 11:27, 29 April 2008 (UTC)

Indeed so, since he was at least 112 (maybe 113), and Louis Epstein's e-mail address is le@main.put.com. Extremely sexy (talk) 12:38, 2 May 2008 (UTC)

Anonymous one, did you mail him? Extremely sexy (talk) 20:53, 17 June 2008 (UTC)

El Mokri's case is hardly likely, as he would have been running a country until he was almost 110 years old. He's more likely 102-105, but either way he ran a country until an extraodinarily old age. Robert Waalk (talk) 19:49, 14 May 2008 (UTC)

If that is true. Extremely sexy (talk) 20:52, 17 June 2008 (UTC)