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Obituaries
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Ex-Foreign Minister Taro Nakayama Dies
Taro Nakayama, a former Liberal Democratic Party and House of Representatives lawmaker, died at abou...
March 23, 2023
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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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‘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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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