The man, Kokichi Akuzawa, said he woke up at 5 a.m. every morning for three months to train for the feat Toria Sheffield joined the PEOPLE editorial staff in 2024. Her work as a writer/editor has ...

Kokichi Akuzawa of Maebashi, Japan, completed the assent on Aug. 5 Kokichi made the three-day journey with the help of friends and family, including his 70-year-old daughter A 102-year-old man just ...

Kokichi Akuzawa, a 102-year-old man, has again created history. He climbed Mount Fuji on August 5, 2025. He is from Japan. He became the oldest person to reach the summit. He had support from his ...

A 102-year-old Japanese man has become the oldest person to climb Mount Fuji, and his daughter, 70, joined for the trek too. Kokichi Akuzawa nearly gave up while 'half way through' ascending the ...

He’s reaching new heights. A 102-year-old man from Japan has set the Guinness World Record for the oldest person ever to climb to the summit of Mount Fuji for the second time. Centenarian Kokichi ...

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Akuzawa climbed with his 70-year-old daughter Motoe, his granddaughter, her husband and four friends from a local mountain climbing club. Kokichi Akuzawa almost gave up during his trek to become the ...

A 102-year-old Japanese man has set a new record by becoming the oldest to summit Mount Fuji. Kokichi Akuzawa began his ascent on Aug. 5 along with his 70-year-old daughter Motoe, his granddaughter ...

Yukiko Akuzawa, left, helps repeat a journalist's question with a bit louder voice by her father Kokichi Akuzawa, who was recently recognized by Guinness World Records as the oldest person to climb ...

MAEBASHI (AP) -- Kokichi Akuzawa almost gave up during his trek to became the oldest person to summit Mount Fuji at age 102, an achievement recognized by Guinness World Records after he reached the ...

Kokichi Akuzawa almost gave up during his trek to become the oldest person to summit Mount Fuji at age 102, an achievement recognized by Guinness World Records after he reached the top in early August ...