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  • Queen Elizabeth dies at 96, ending an era for Britain

    BALMORAL, Scotland (Reuters) - Queen Elizabeth, Britain's longest-reigning monarch and the nation's ...

    September 9, 2022

  • News In Pictures: Mikhail Gorbachev also mourned in Japan

    The death of Mikhail Gorbachev, the last leader of the Soviet Union, is also being mourned in Japan...

    September 6, 2022

  • Significance of tragic leader Gorbachev’s unfinished reforms

    Mikhail Gorbachev, the last leader of the Soviet Union who died Tuesday age 91, initiated the end o...

    September 2, 2022

  • Kyocera founder was a philosopher king in Japan’s business world

    The essence of the approach to management espoused by Kyocera founder Kazuo Inamori, who died at 90 ...

    September 1, 2022

  • Kyocera Honorary Chairperson Inamori dies at 90

    Kyocera Corp. founder and chairman emeritus Kazuo Inamori passed away on Aug. 24 of old age, the ele...

    August 30, 2022

  • Sanyutei Kino, rakugo storytelling master, dies at 93

    TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Sanyutei Kino, who had the longest career among active professional rakugo stor...

    August 28, 2022

  • News in Pictures: Designer Mori brought elegance, functionality to fashion

    The late Hanae Mori crafted outfits that delivered both beauty and comfort that were loved by people...

    August 23, 2022

  • Touching episodes from the life of Japanese designer Hanae Mori

    During my 30 years of reporting on designer Hanae Mori, I only ever saw her shed tears once: While ...

    August 18, 2022

  • Fashion designer Hanae Mori, architect of an era

    Active on the world stage from the days of Japan’s postwar reconstruction period, Hanae Mori was th...

    August 18, 2022

  • Fashion designer Hanae Mori dies at 96

    Internationally acclaimed fashion designer Hanae Mori died of old age on Aug. 11, The Yomiuri Shimbu...

    August 18, 2022

  • Issey Miyake: designer, hibakusha, seeker

    Issey Miyake, who died on Aug. 5 at 84, came from Hiroshima. As a high school student, he was immens...

    August 10, 2022

  • Fashion designer Issey Miyake dies at 84

    Issey Miyake, the internationally acclaimed fashion designer, died of cancer on Aug. 5 aged 84, it w...

    August 9, 2022

  • Olivia Newton-John, who played Sandy in ‘Grease,’ dies at 73

    NEW YORK (AP) — Olivia Newton-John, the Grammy-winning superstar who reigned on pop, country, adult ...

    August 9, 2022

  • Bill Russell, NBA star and civil rights pioneer, dies at 88

    BOSTON (AP) — Bill Russell redefined how basketball is played, and then he changed the way sports ar...

    August 1, 2022

  • Renowned Japanese Violinist Yoko Sato Dies at 72

    Tokyo (Jiji Press)—Noted Japanese violinist Yoko Sato died of liver cancer at a hospital in the city...

    August 1, 2022

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