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  • George Maharis, Star of TV’s ‘Route 66’ in the 1960s, Dies at 94

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    May 29, 2023

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    May 23, 2023

  • Tadayoshi Yokota, Munich Olympic Gold Medalist in Volleyball, Dies at 75

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    May 17, 2023

  • Popular Pantomime Noppo-san Dies at The Age 88

    Noppo Takami, popularly known as Noppo-san, who performed pantomime on NHK Educational TV’s children...

    May 10, 2023

  • Vida Blue, Led Oakland to 3 World Series Titles, Dies at 73

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    May 8, 2023

  • Harry Belafonte, Activist and Entertainer, Dies at 96

    NEW YORK (AP) — Harry Belafonte, the civil rights and entertainment giant who began as a groundbreak...

    April 26, 2023

  • Famed Animal Researcher Masanori Hata Dies at 87

    Author and animal researcher Masanori Hata, known by the nickname “Mutsugoro,” has died at 87. He e...

    April 6, 2023

  • Award-winning Musician Sakamoto Dies at 71

    TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Ryuichi Sakamoto, an Academy Award-winning Japanese musician who composed music...

    April 3, 2023

  • Ryuichi Sakamoto Transcended Borders, Genres with His Music

    The death of Ryuichi Sakamoto on March 28, which was announced Sunday, has reverberated across the g...

    April 3, 2023

  • Ryuichi Sakamoto, Oscar-Winning Japanese Musician, Dies at 71

    TOKYO(Reuters) - Ryuichi Sakamoto, the Oscar-winning Japanese composer famed for his scores for "The...

    April 2, 2023

  • Actress Tomoko Naraoka Dies at 93

    Actress Tomoko Naraoka died from pneumonia at a Tokyo hospital on March 23. She was 93. Naraoka, wh...

    March 29, 2023

  • Darcelle, World’s Oldest Working Drag Queen, Dies at 92

    PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Walter Cole, better known as the iconic drag queen who performed for decades a...

    March 25, 2023

  • Intel Co-Founder Gordon Moore, Prophet of the Rise of the PC, Dies at 94

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    March 25, 2023

  • Ex-Foreign Minister Taro Nakayama Dies

    Taro Nakayama, a former Liberal Democratic Party and House of Representatives lawmaker, died at abou...

    March 23, 2023

  • Late Kenzaburo Oe Spun Stories of Humanism, Coexistence

    Japan’s second Nobel laureate in literature, Kenzaburo Oe, died on March 3 at 88. Throughout his li...

    March 15, 2023

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