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  • Ex-Lower House Speaker Takahiro Yokomichi Dies at 82

    TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Former Japanese House of Representatives Speaker Takahiro Yokomichi died on Thu...

    February 6, 2023

  • Former Japan Top Bureaucrat Nobuo Ishihara Dies at 96

    TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Nobuo Ishihara, who served as deputy chief cabinet secretary for more than seve...

    February 1, 2023

  • Kunio Suzuki, Ex-Head of Nationalist Group, Dies at 79

    TOKYO — Kunio Suzuki, a former head of nationalist group Issuikai, died of aspiration pneumonia at a...

    January 29, 2023

  • Hiromitsu Kadota, No. 3 on All-Time HR List, Dies at 74

    Pro baseball Hall of Famer Hiromitsu Kadota, whose 567 career home runs are currently third on Japan...

    January 25, 2023

  • Reports: David Crosby, rock star and CSNY co-founder, dies

    David Crosby, the brash rock musician who evolved from a baby-faced harmony singer with the Byrds to...

    January 20, 2023

  • Italian film legend Gina Lollobrigida dies at age 95

    ROME (AP) — Italian film legend Gina Lollobrigida, who achieved international stardom during the 195...

    January 17, 2023

  • Yukihiro Takahashi, YMO Drummer, Vocalist, Dies At 70

    Renowned musician Yukihiro Takahashi, a member of the legendary band Yellow Magic Orchestra (YMO) t...

    January 15, 2023

  • Jeff Beck, guitar god who influenced generations, dies at 78

    NEW YORK (AP) — Jeff Beck, a guitar virtuoso who pushed the boundaries of blues, jazz and rock 'n' r...

    January 12, 2023

  • Apollo 7 astronaut Walter Cunningham dead at 90

    Walter Cunningham, the last surviving astronaut from the first successful crewed space mission in NA...

    January 4, 2023

  • Pelé buried at cemetery in Brazilian city he made famous

    SANTOS, Brazil (AP) — Brazil said a final farewell to Pelé on Tuesday, burying the legend who unifie...

    January 4, 2023

  • Earth, Wind & Fire drummer Fred White dies aged 67

    LOS ANGELES (AFP-Jiji) — Drummer Fred White, an early member of U.S. band Earth, Wind & Fire, has di...

    January 4, 2023

  • Benedict XVI, first pope to resign in 600 years, dies at 95

    VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, the German theologian who will be remembered as the ...

    December 31, 2022

  • Barbara Walters, news pioneer and ‘The View’ creator, dies

    NEW YORK (AP) — Barbara Walters, the intrepid interviewer, anchor and program host who led the way a...

    December 31, 2022

  • OBITUARY / World-renowned architect Arata Isozaki dies at 91

    The world-renowned architect Arata Isozaki died Wednesday at the age of 91. ...

    December 30, 2022

  • Pelé, Brazil’s mighty king of ‘beautiful game,’ has died

    SAO PAULO (AP) — Pelé, the Brazilian king of soccer who won a record three World Cups and became one...

    December 30, 2022

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