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  • Charlie Munger, Warren Buffet’s Longtime Sidekick at Berkshire Hathaway, Dies at 99

    OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Charlie Munger, who helped Warren Buffett build Berkshire Hathaway into an invest...

    November 29, 2023

  • Jun Ota, President of Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Dies of Pancreatic Cancer at Age 65 (Update 3)

    Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. announced Monday that its president and Group CEO Jun Ota died...

    November 27, 2023

  • Prize-Winning Japanese Author Shizuka Ijuin Dies at 73

    TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Japanese prize-winning author Shizuka Ijuin died Friday. He was 73. Ijuin, whos...

    November 25, 2023

  • Soviet Defector Who Piloted Mig-25 to Japan, Dies in U.S.

    New York — Viktor Belenko, a former Soviet military pilot who landed his fighter jet without permis...

    November 22, 2023

  • Masaharu Ikuta, 1st Head of Pre-Privatization Japan Post, Dies at 88

    Tokyo (Jiji Press)—Masaharu Ikuta, the first head of Japan Post, a state-run public corporation that...

    November 20, 2023

  • Rosalynn Carter: Advocate for Jimmy Carter and Many Others, Always Leveraging Her Love of Politics

    PLAINS, Ga. (AP) — The Washington chattering class, often unsure what to make of outsiders, dubbed R...

    November 20, 2023

  • Daisaku Ikeda, Soka Gakkai Honorary President, Dies at 95

    Daisaku Ikeda, the honorary president of lay Buddhist group Soka Gakkai, died on Wednesday at the ag...

    November 18, 2023

  • Singer-songwriter Kan, Known for Hit Song ‘Ai wa Katsu,’ Dies at 61

    Singer-songwriter Kan, known for his hit song “Ai wa Katsu,” literally “Love will win,” has died at ...

    November 17, 2023

  • Maryanne Trump Barry, the Former President’s Older Sister and a Retired Federal Judge, Dies at 86

    NEW YORK (AP) — Maryanne Trump Barry, a retired federal judge and former President Donald Trump 's o...

    November 14, 2023

  • Prince William and Alex Ferguson Attend Funeral of Man United Great Bobby Charlton

    MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Prince William headed the list of dignitaries who attended the funeral of...

    November 14, 2023

  • Thousands of Fans Welcome Charlton Funeral Cortege at Old Trafford

    MANCHESTER, England, Nov 13 (Reuters) - Manchester United great Bobby Charlton was remembered both a...

    November 14, 2023

  • Junko Ohashi, singer of ‘Silhouette Romance,’ dies at 73

    Singer Junko Ohashi, known for her many hit songs including “Silhouette Romance” and “Tasogare My Lo...

    November 11, 2023

  • Hiroyuki Hosoda, Former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Dies at 79 (Update 1)

    Former Speaker of the House of Representatives Hiroyuki Hosoda died of poor health. He was 79....

    November 10, 2023

  • X Japan Bassist Heath Dies at 55; Yoshiki Thought to Have Returned to Japan for Him

    Heath, bassist of the popular band X Japan, died recently, according to sources in the music industr...

    November 8, 2023

  • Ex-Japan Red Army Prisoner Haruo Wako Dies at 75

    TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Former Japanese Red Army member Haruo Wako, sentenced to life imprisonment over...

    November 7, 2023

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