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  • Fashion designer Issey Miyake dies at 84

    Issey Miyake, the internationally acclaimed fashion designer, died of cancer on Aug. 5 aged 84, it w...

    August 9, 2022

  • Olivia Newton-John, who played Sandy in ‘Grease,’ dies at 73

    NEW YORK (AP) — Olivia Newton-John, the Grammy-winning superstar who reigned on pop, country, adult ...

    August 9, 2022

  • Bill Russell, NBA star and civil rights pioneer, dies at 88

    BOSTON (AP) — Bill Russell redefined how basketball is played, and then he changed the way sports ar...

    August 1, 2022

  • Renowned Japanese Violinist Yoko Sato Dies at 72

    Tokyo (Jiji Press)—Noted Japanese violinist Yoko Sato died of liver cancer at a hospital in the city...

    August 1, 2022

  • Ivana Trump, first wife of former president, dies at 73

    NEW YORK (AP) — Ivana Trump, a skier-turned-businesswoman who formed half of a publicity power coupl...

    July 15, 2022

  • Ex-Sony Leader Nobuyuki Idei Dies at 84

    Tokyo (Jiji Press)—Former Sony Corp. President Nobuyuki Idei has died, Japanese electronics and ente...

    June 7, 2022

  • Ex-Japanese minister Hajime Ishii dies at 87

    TOKYO, June 6 (Jiji Press) — Former Japanese home affairs minister Hajime Ishii died of acute heart ...

    June 7, 2022

  • Famed Japanese Photographer Takeyoshi Tanuma Dies at 93

    Tokyo (Jiji Press)—Prominent Japanese photographer Takeyoshi Tanuma, known for documenting children ...

    June 2, 2022

  • Japan’s ex-head of prosecutors squad dies

    Katsuhiko Kumazaki, former head of the special investigation squad of the Tokyo District Public Pros...

    May 27, 2022

  • Ex-JR Tokai President Yoshiyuki Kasai dies at 81

    TOKYO, May 27 (Jiji Press) — Yoshiyuki Kasai, former president of Central Japan Railway Co. , or JR ...

    May 27, 2022

  • Ray Liotta, ‘Goodfellas’ and ‘Field of Dreams’ star, dies

    Ray Liotta, the blue-eyed actor best known for playing mobster Henry Hill in “Goodfellas” and baseba...

    May 27, 2022

  • Former national security adviser Robert McFarlane dies at 84

    WASHINGTON (AP) — Former White House national security adviser Robert C. McFarlane, a top aide to Pr...

    May 14, 2022

  • Japanese popular comedian Ryuhei Ueshima dies

    Comedian Ryuhei Ueshima, of the popular comedy trio Dachou Club, has died in an apparent suicide. He...

    May 11, 2022

  • Toshihiro Nakayama, a scholar of international politics, dies at 55

    Keio University Prof. Toshihiro Nakayama, an authority on international affairs, died of a cerebral ...

    May 10, 2022

  • Norman Mineta, transportation secretary in 9/11 era, dies

    ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Norman Mineta, who broke racial barriers for Asian Americans serving in high-p...

    May 4, 2022

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