Society
Obituaries
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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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Gundam Voice Actor Shozo Iizuka Dies at 89
Veteran voice actor Shozo Iizuka, who played a wide range of characters from villains to good guys i...
March 1, 2023
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Takichi Nishiyama, Ex-Reporter Known for Secret Pact Incident, Dies
Takichi Nishiyama, a former Japanese newspaper reporter known for being arrested on suspicion of ill...
February 26, 2023
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Rakugoka Shofukutei Shohei Dies at 66
Rakugo storyteller Shofukutei Shohei died of acute aortic dissection on Tuesday. He was 66. After g...
February 22, 2023
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Manga Legend Leiji Matsumoto Remembered for Passion for Outer Space
Like an eternal child, Leiji Matsumoto was always going off on imaginary adventures into outer space...
February 21, 2023
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Space Battleship Yamato Mangaka Leiji Matsumoto Dies at 85
Leiji Matsumoto, the much revered mangaka best known for creating imaginative manga such as “Ginga T...
February 20, 2023
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Leiji Matsumoto, ‘Galaxy Express 999’ Manga Artist, Dies at 85
Leiji Matsumoto, a manga artist best known for his creation of “Ginga Testudo 999” (“Galaxy Express ...
February 20, 2023
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