Obituaries
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Seiji Mataichi, Former Leader of the Social Democratic Party, Dies at 79
Former Social Democratic Party leader and former member of the House of Councillors, Seiji Mataichi,...
September 18, 2023
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‘Super Kabuki’ Creator Ichikawa Eno II dies at 83; Actor ‘Flew’ Over Audiences Thousands of Times (Update 1)
The Kabuki actor En-ou Ichikawa has passed away at the age of 83....
September 15, 2023
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Buichi Terasawa, Creator of SF Manga ‘Cobra,’ Dies at 68
Buichi Terasawa, a manga artist known for his sci-fi action manga “Cobra,” died of a heart attack on...
September 12, 2023
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Ian Wilmut, a British Scientist Who Led the Team That Cloned Dolly the Sheep, Dies at Age 79
LONDON (AP) — Ian Wilmut, the cloning pioneer whose work was critical to the creation of Dolly the S...
September 12, 2023
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Remembering Venetia Stanley-Smith, Eco-friendly, U.K.-born Herbalist in Kyoto
As I stepped into the more than 100-year-old house clad in Chinese trumpet creepers, my mind flashed...
September 5, 2023
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Muwete Muluaka, Former Secretary to Diet Member Muneo Suzuki, Dies at Age 62
Muwete Muluaka, a former secretary to Diet member Muneo Suzuki, died at the age of 62....
September 3, 2023
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Bill Richardson, a Former Governor and U.N. Ambassador Who Worked to Free Detained Americans, Dies
WASHINGTON (AP) — Bill Richardson, a two-term Democratic governor of New Mexico and an American amba...
September 3, 2023
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Professional Wrestler Terry Funk Dies at 79
American professional wrestler Terry Funk, known in Japan as “Texas Rough Horse,” has died age 79, a...
August 26, 2023
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Art Director Nizo Yamamoto, Known for His Ghibli Works Dies
Nizo Yamamoto, an art director for animation films, died at the age of 70 on Saturday. Yamamoto wa...
August 21, 2023
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Japanese Conductor Taijiro Iimori Dies at 82
Conductor Taijiro Iimori, a Person of Cultural Merit who worked at the Bayreuth Festival in Germany,...
August 17, 2023
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Shinji Tamura, Japanese Mountaineer Dies and Another Is Injured While Climbing a Never-Scaled Mountain in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD (AP) — A Japanese mountaineer died and another was injured when apparent rocks hit them wh...
August 16, 2023
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Comedian Kazuo Kuwabara Dies at 87
Kazuo Kuwabara, a member of the Yoshimoto Shinkigeki comedy company known for often playing an old w...
August 14, 2023
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William Friedkin, Oscar-winning Director of ‘The Exorcist’ and ‘The French Connection,’ Dead at 87
LOS ANGELES (AP) — William Friedkin, the generation-defining director who brought a visceral realism...
August 8, 2023
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Daimler Truck CFO Jochen Goetz Dies in ‘Tragic Accident’
FRANKFURT, Aug 6 (Reuters) - Daimler Truck's DTGGe.DE Chief Financial Officer Jochen Goetz has died ...
August 7, 2023
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Paul Reubens, Actor Who Played Pee-wee Herman, Dies at 70
Paul Reubens, the actor who played Pee-wee Herman, a nerdy character who wore a gray suit and red bo...
August 1, 2023
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