Society
Obituaries
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Veteran comedian Koji Nakamoto dies after car accident
Koji Nakamoto, an actor and former member of The Drifters comedy group, died Wednesday after being s...
October 20, 2022
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Japanese avant-garde pioneer composer Ichiyanagi dies at 89
TOKYO (AP) — Avant-garde pianist and composer Toshi Ichiyanagi, who studied with John Cage and went ...
October 11, 2022
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Judy Tenuta, brash ‘Goddess of Love’ comedian, dies at 72
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Judy Tenuta, a brash standup who cheekily styled herself as the “Goddess of Love”...
October 7, 2022
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Illustrator Yuriko Yamawaki of ‘Guri to Gura’ fame dies at 80
Illustrator Yuriko Yamawaki, who provided the art for “Guri to Gura” (“Guri and Gura”), a popular ch...
October 6, 2022
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Antonio Inoki dies at 79
The former professional wrestler Antonio Inoki died of heart failure at 79 on Saturday morning. ...
October 1, 2022
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Antonio Inoki dies at 79
Antonio Inoki, a former pro wrestler and member of the House of Councilors, died Saturday age 79....
October 1, 2022
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New Wave film director Jean-Luc Godard has died
PARIS (Reuters) – Film director Jean-Luc Godard, the godfather of France’s New Wave cinema, died on ...
September 13, 2022
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Japan’s oldest man dies at 112 years old
Mikizo Ueda, Japan’s oldest man at 112 years old, died on Friday. The city of Nara, where Ueda lived...
September 13, 2022
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Queen developed warm ties with Japan, Imperial family
Queen Elizabeth II, Britain’s longest-serving monarch, not only met with three generations of curren...
September 9, 2022
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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