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  • 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

    Intel Corp INTC.O co-founder Gordon Moore, a pioneer in the semiconductor industry whose "Moore's La...

    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

  • ‘Iron Chef’ Kenichi Chen Dies at Age 67

    Chef Kenichi Chen, famous for his appearances on the popular TV series “Ryouri no Tetsujin” (Iron Ch...

    March 14, 2023

  • Chikage Ogi, Former House of Councillors President, Dies

    Former House of Councillors President Chikage Ogi died Thursday, it has been learned. She was 89. O...

    March 13, 2023

  • Nobel Laureate Kenzaburo Oe Dies at 88

    Novelist and Nobel Prize laureate Kenzaburo Oe died of old age on March 3. He was 88....

    March 13, 2023

  • Seven & i Holdings Honorary Chairman Masatoshi Ito Dies

    Masatoshi Ito, effective founder and honorary chairman of Seven & i Holdings Co., passed away on Mar...

    March 13, 2023

  • Ex-Wrestler Antonio Inoki Remembered by 7,000 at Service

    Some 7,000 people attended a farewell ceremony on Tuesday for former professional wrestler and polit...

    March 8, 2023

  • Lynyrd Skynyrd Founding Guitarist Gary Rossington Has Died

    Gary Rossington, Lynyrd Skynyrd’s last surviving original member who also helped to found the group,...

    March 6, 2023

  • Wayne Shorter, Jazz Saxophone Pioneer, Dies at 89

    LOS ANGELES (AP) — Wayne Shorter, an influential jazz innovator whose lyrical, complex jazz composit...

    March 3, 2023

  • Ryuho Okawa, Founder of Happy Science Dies at Age 66

    Ryuho Okawa, the founder and CEO of the Happy Science religious organization, died at a Tokyo hospit...

    March 2, 2023

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