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  • Mikio Aoki, Former Chief Cabinet Secretary, Dies at 89

    Long-time influential politician Mikio Aoki, who served as chief cabinet secretary and chairman of t...

    June 12, 2023

  • Ryutaro Kamioka, Former Japanese TV Personality, Dies at 81

    Former television personality Ryutaro Kamioka died from lung cancer and interstitial pneumonia on M...

    June 2, 2023

  • George Maharis, Star of TV’s ‘Route 66’ in the 1960s, Dies at 94

    RED RIVER, N.M. (AP) — Three people were killed and five were wounded in a shooting at an annual mot...

    May 29, 2023

  • Ray Stevenson, of ‘Rome’ and ‘Thor’ Movies, Dies at 58

    Ray Stevenson, who played the villainous British governor in “RRR,” an Asgardian warrior in the “Tho...

    May 23, 2023

  • Tadayoshi Yokota, Munich Olympic Gold Medalist in Volleyball, Dies at 75

    Tadayoshi Yokota, the men's volleyball ace who led the Japan team to the gold medal at the 1972 Muni...

    May 17, 2023

  • Popular Pantomime Noppo-san Dies at The Age 88

    Noppo Takami, popularly known as Noppo-san, who performed pantomime on NHK Educational TV’s children...

    May 10, 2023

  • Vida Blue, Led Oakland to 3 World Series Titles, Dies at 73

    Vida Blue, a hard-throwing left-hander who became one of baseball's biggest draws in the early 1970s...

    May 8, 2023

  • Harry Belafonte, Activist and Entertainer, Dies at 96

    NEW YORK (AP) — Harry Belafonte, the civil rights and entertainment giant who began as a groundbreak...

    April 26, 2023

  • Famed Animal Researcher Masanori Hata Dies at 87

    Author and animal researcher Masanori Hata, known by the nickname “Mutsugoro,” has died at 87. He e...

    April 6, 2023

  • Award-winning Musician Sakamoto Dies at 71

    TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Ryuichi Sakamoto, an Academy Award-winning Japanese musician who composed music...

    April 3, 2023

  • Ryuichi Sakamoto Transcended Borders, Genres with His Music

    The death of Ryuichi Sakamoto on March 28, which was announced Sunday, has reverberated across the g...

    April 3, 2023

  • Ryuichi Sakamoto, Oscar-Winning Japanese Musician, Dies at 71

    TOKYO(Reuters) - Ryuichi Sakamoto, the Oscar-winning Japanese composer famed for his scores for "The...

    April 2, 2023

  • Actress Tomoko Naraoka Dies at 93

    Actress Tomoko Naraoka died from pneumonia at a Tokyo hospital on March 23. She was 93. Naraoka, wh...

    March 29, 2023

  • Darcelle, World’s Oldest Working Drag Queen, Dies at 92

    PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Walter Cole, better known as the iconic drag queen who performed for decades a...

    March 25, 2023

  • Intel Co-Founder Gordon Moore, Prophet of the Rise of the PC, Dies at 94

    Intel Corp INTC.O co-founder Gordon Moore, a pioneer in the semiconductor industry whose "Moore's La...

    March 25, 2023

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