Talk:Sadayoshi Tanabe

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-Tanabe was Japan's oldest living man for 9 months. -Tanabe was a male supercentenarian who reached age 111. -Tanabe was the second oldest living man in the world. -If Bob Taggart gets to have his own article, so should Tanabe. -Tanabe is one of the very few supercentenarians known for something other than their longevity, considering that he was an academic and a bibliographer. -Tanabe was the third oldest verified undisputed Japanese man ever at the time of his death. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Futurist110 (talk • contribs) 00:03, 7 July 2012 (UTC)

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 * Tanabe was Japan's oldest living man for 9 months.
 * Tanabe was a male supercentenarian who reached age 111.
 * Tanabe was the second oldest living man in the world.
 * If Bob Taggart, Stanley Lucas, and Kohachi Shigetaka (among others) get to have their own article, so should Sadayoshi Tanabe.
 * Tanabe is one of the very few supercentenarians known for something other than their longevity, considering that he was an academic and a bibliographer.
 * Tanabe was the third oldest verified undisputed Japanese man ever at the time of his death.

Futurist110 (talk) 03:33, 7 July 2012 (UTC)

Career in academia
Tanabe's career in municipal governance and post-WWII relationship to the University of Michigan's Center for Japanese Studies in Okayama (and, I believe, to SCAP) is far more important than his status as a supercentenarian. The "timeline" of his supercentenarian experience isn't particularly noteworthy and barely makes sense. Editing article accordingly as I find more sources. Prburley (talk) 19:08, 8 July 2012 (UTC)

I disagree that his SC (supercentenarian) experience doesn't make much sense. When it comes to SCs, any record and moving up the ranks makes sense. I also agree with you that Tanabe's career in academia is extremely important. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Futurist110 (talk • contribs) 18:50, 9 July 2012 (UTC)