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  • Godzilla Actor Kenpachiro Satsuma Dies Aged 76

    Japanese actor Kenpachiro Satsuma, who played the monster Godzilla in the eponymous series of movies...

    December 17, 2023

  • Kuwait’s Emir Sheikh Nawaf Dies, Sheikh Meshal Named as Successor

    KUWAIT (Reuters) — Kuwait's Emir Sheikh Nawaf al-Ahmad al-Sabah died on Saturday aged 86, according ...

    December 17, 2023

  • Hisanori Isomura, Former NHK News Show Anchor, Dies at 94

    TOKYO, Dec. 14 (Jiji Press) — Hisanori Isomura, a distinguished Japanese journalist who broke new gr...

    December 14, 2023

  • Emiko Terayama, 1964 Tokyo Olympic Volleyball Spiker Dies

    Emiko Terayama (whose maiden name was Miyamoto), a member of the “Oriental Witches” Japanese women’s...

    December 11, 2023

  • Ryan O’Neal, star of ‘Love Story,’ ‘Paper Moon,’ ‘Peyton Place’ and ‘Barry Lyndon,’ dies at 82

    SEOUL, Dec 10 (Reuters) - A North Korean senior official criticized the United States for blocking a...

    December 10, 2023

  • Comedian Toshiro Shimazaki Dies at 68

    Japanese comedian Toshiro Shimazaki died at 68 on Wednesday because of acute cardiac failure. Shima...

    December 7, 2023

  • The Former Vocalist for Thee Michelle Gun Elephant Yusuke Chiba Died at the Age of 55(UPDATE 1)

    Musician Yusuke Chiba, the former vocalist for Thee Michelle Gun Elephant, died on Nov.26 at the age...

    December 5, 2023

  • Scriptwriter Taichi Yamada Dies at 89

    Scriptwriter and author Taichi Yamada died Wednesday of old age. He was 89. Yamada was known for hi...

    December 1, 2023

  • Kissinger’s Japan Ties Included Talks on Return of Okinawa; Former U.S. Official’s Writings Appeared in Yomiuri Shimbun

    Former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, who died at 100 on Wednesday, had a close relationsh...

    December 1, 2023

  • Henry Kissinger Was a Trusted Confidant to President Nixon Until the Bitter, Bizarre End

    WASHINGTON (AP) — Decades later, the scene still is almost too bizarre to imagine: a tearful preside...

    November 30, 2023

  • Death of Henry Kissinger Met with Polarized Reaction around the World

    TOKYO (AP) — A polarized reaction poured in Thursday to the death of former U.S. Secretary of State ...

    November 30, 2023

  • Henry Kissinger, American Diplomat and Nobel Winner, Dies at 100

    Nov 29 - Henry Kissinger, a controversial Nobel Peace Prize winner and diplomatic powerhouse whose s...

    November 30, 2023

  • Charlie Munger, Warren Buffet’s Longtime Sidekick at Berkshire Hathaway, Dies at 99

    OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Charlie Munger, who helped Warren Buffett build Berkshire Hathaway into an invest...

    November 29, 2023

  • Jun Ota, President of Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Dies of Pancreatic Cancer at Age 65 (Update 3)

    Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. announced Monday that its president and Group CEO Jun Ota died...

    November 27, 2023

  • Prize-Winning Japanese Author Shizuka Ijuin Dies at 73

    TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Japanese prize-winning author Shizuka Ijuin died Friday. He was 73. Ijuin, whos...

    November 25, 2023

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