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Ex-Sony Leader Nobuyuki Idei Dies at 84
Tokyo (Jiji Press)—Former Sony Corp. President Nobuyuki Idei has died, Japanese electronics and ente...
June 7, 2022 - OBITUARIES
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Ex-Japanese minister Hajime Ishii dies at 87
TOKYO, June 6 (Jiji Press) — Former Japanese home affairs minister Hajime Ishii died of acute heart ...
June 7, 2022 - OBITUARIES
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Famed Japanese Photographer Takeyoshi Tanuma Dies at 93
Tokyo (Jiji Press)—Prominent Japanese photographer Takeyoshi Tanuma, known for documenting children ...
June 2, 2022 - OBITUARIES
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Japan’s ex-head of prosecutors squad dies
Katsuhiko Kumazaki, former head of the special investigation squad of the Tokyo District Public Pros...
May 27, 2022 - OBITUARIES
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Ex-JR Tokai President Yoshiyuki Kasai dies at 81
TOKYO, May 27 (Jiji Press) — Yoshiyuki Kasai, former president of Central Japan Railway Co. , or JR ...
May 27, 2022 - OBITUARIES
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Ray Liotta, ‘Goodfellas’ and ‘Field of Dreams’ star, dies
Ray Liotta, the blue-eyed actor best known for playing mobster Henry Hill in “Goodfellas” and baseba...
May 27, 2022 - OBITUARIES
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Former national security adviser Robert McFarlane dies at 84
WASHINGTON (AP) — Former White House national security adviser Robert C. McFarlane, a top aide to Pr...
May 14, 2022 - OBITUARIES
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Japanese popular comedian Ryuhei Ueshima dies
Comedian Ryuhei Ueshima, of the popular comedy trio Dachou Club, has died in an apparent suicide. He...
May 11, 2022 - OBITUARIES
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Toshihiro Nakayama, a scholar of international politics, dies at 55
Keio University Prof. Toshihiro Nakayama, an authority on international affairs, died of a cerebral ...
May 10, 2022 - OBITUARIES
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Norman Mineta, transportation secretary in 9/11 era, dies
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Norman Mineta, who broke racial barriers for Asian Americans serving in high-p...
May 4, 2022 - OBITUARIES
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Osim, ex-Japan soccer coach, dies at 80
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Ivica Osim, former head coach of Japan’s national soccer team, died in the Aus...
May 2, 2022 - OBITUARIES
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Naomi Judd, of Grammy-winning duo The Judds, dies at 76
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Naomi Judd, whose family harmonies with daughter Wynonna turned them into th...
May 1, 2022 - OBITUARIES
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Kantoku Teruya, ex-lawmaker from Okinawa, dies at 76
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Kantoku Teruya, a former House of Representatives lawmaker from Okinawa Prefect...
April 16, 2022 - OBITUARIES
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Gilbert Gottfried, comedian with voice for controversy, dies at 67
Gilbert Gottfried, a comedian with a signature honking voice who delighted in shocking his audiences...
April 13, 2022 - OBITUARIES
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Steelers QB Dwayne Haskins killed in auto accident
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Dwayne Haskins was working on a second chapter for his young NFL career...
April 10, 2022 - OBITUARIES
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Remembering mangaka Motoo Abiko, half of the ‘two as one’ duo of Fujiko Fujio
“Two as one.” Fujiko Fujio was often introduced in this way. This is because the name was a nom de p...
April 8, 2022 - OBITUARIES
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Late Japanese mangaka Fujiko Fujio A forever linked to legendary apartment house
The death of the famed mangaka known as Fujiko Fujio A at the age of 88 was met with great sadness a...
April 8, 2022 - OBITUARIES
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Mangaka Fujiko Fujio A dies at 88
Mangaka Fujiko Fujio A, known for such famous works as “Obake no Q-Taro” and “Ninja Hattori-kun,” ha...
April 7, 2022 - OBITUARIES
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Madeleine Albright, 1st female US secretary of state, dies
WASHINGTON (AP) — Madeleine Albright, a child refugee from Nazi- and then Soviet-dominated Eastern E...
March 24, 2022 - OBITUARIES
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Acclaimed filmmaker Brent Renaud shot, killed in Ukraine
Brent Renaud, an acclaimed filmmaker who traveled to some of the darkest and most dangerous corners ...
March 14, 2022 - OBITUARIES
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Japanese mystery novelist Kyotaro Nishimura dies at 91
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Prominent Japanese novelist Kyotaro Nishimura, known for his travel mystery ser...
March 6, 2022 - OBITUARIES
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Japan’s Emperor Emeritus put much trust into late grand chamberlain
When the Emperor Emeritus made his official visit to the United Kingdom as Emperor back in 1998, he ...
February 10, 2022 - OBITUARIES
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Former Tokyo Gov. Ishihara dies at 89
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Former Tokyo Gov. Shintaro Ishihara has died, it was learned Tuesday. He was 89...
February 1, 2022 - OBITUARIES
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Baseball mangaka Shinji Mizushima dies at 82
Award-winning mangaka Shinji Mizushima, an influential creator in the world of baseball manga for mo...
January 17, 2022 - OBITUARIES
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Former Japan PM Kaifu dies at 91
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Former Japanese Prime Minister Toshiki Kaifu, who worked on political reform af...
January 14, 2022 - OBITUARIES
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John Madden, Hall of Fame coach and broadcaster, dies at 85
John Madden, the Hall of Fame coach turned broadcaster whose exuberant calls combined with simple ex...
December 29, 2021 - OBITUARIES
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Iizuka devoted life to rescuing sister with adopted son
Shigeo Iizuka, whose younger sister Yaeko Taguchi was abducted by North Korean agents in the late 19...
December 19, 2021 - OBITUARIES
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Japanese Actress Sayaka Kanda Dies at 35
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Actress and singer Sayaka Kanda died at the age of 35 after apparently falling ...
December 19, 2021 - OBITUARIES
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Iizuka, ex-head of group of abductees’ families, dies at 83
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Shigeo Iizuka, former leader of a group of families of Japanese nationals abduc...
December 18, 2021 - OBITUARIES
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NES creator Uemura dies at 78
Masayuki Uemura, who played a key role in the development of the Nintendo Entertainment System and o...
December 10, 2021 - OBITUARIES
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