Obituaries
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Tamiya Chairman Shunsaku Tamiya Passes Away at 90; Helped Japanese Company Transition to Making World-Class Plastic Models
Shunsaku Tamiya, the Chairman of Tamiya, Inc., died on Friday at age 90, it has been learned.
...July 23, 2025
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Ozzy Osbourne, Who Led Black Sabbath and Became the Godfather of Heavy Metal, Dies at 76
Ozzy Osbourne, the gloomy, demon-invoking lead singer of the pioneering band Black Sabbath who be...
July 23, 2025
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Hitomi Obara, Japan’s Wrestling Legend, Suddenly Dies at 44
Women’s wrestling legend Hitomi Obara, a gold medalist at the 2012 London Olympics and eight-time...
July 20, 2025
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Japan Actress, Adventurer Masako Izumi Dies at 77
Masako Izumi, an actress and adventurer who was the first Japanese woman to reach the North Pole,...
July 18, 2025
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Connie Francis, Whose Hit Songs Included ‘Who’s Sorry Now?’ and ‘Pretty Little Baby,’ Dies at 87
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Connie Francis, the wholesome pop star of the 1950s and ‘60s whose hits includ...
July 18, 2025
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Japanese Actress Nagiko Tono Found Dead in Her Tokyo Apartment
Actress Nagiko Tono has died, it was learned Thursday from the Sugamo Police Station of the Metro...
July 17, 2025
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Dave Parker, Hard-Hitting Hall of Fame Outfielder Nicknamed ‘the Cobra,’ Dies at 74
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Dave Parker, a hard-hitting outfielder who was set to be inducted into the Base...
June 29, 2025
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Mick Ralphs, Founding Member of Bad Company and Mott the Hoople, Dies at 81
Mick Ralphs, a guitarist, singer, songwriter and founding member of the classic British rock band...
June 25, 2025
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Scriptwriter, Talk Show Host James Miki Dies at 91; Wrote for TV Dramas Like ‘Dokuganryu Masamune’
Scriptwriter James Miki, whose real name was Kiyomoto Yamashita, died of pneumonia on June 14 at ...
June 19, 2025
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Alfred Brendel, Pianist Renowned for Refined Playing of Beethoven, Dies at Age 94
LONDON (AP) — Alfred Brendel, a pianist and poet renowned for his refined playing of Beethoven ov...
June 19, 2025
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Brian Wilson, Beach Boys Visionary Leader and Summer’s Poet Laureate, Dies at 82
Brian Wilson, the Beach Boys' visionary and fragile leader whose genius for melody, arrangements ...
June 12, 2025
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‘Day of the Jackal’ Author Frederick Forsyth Dies at 86
LONDON (AP) — Frederick Forsyth, the British author of "The Day of the Jackal" and other bestsell...
June 10, 2025
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Sly Stone, Leader of Funk Revolutionaries Sly and the Family Stone, Dies at 82
NEW YORK (AP) — Sly Stone, the revolutionary musician and dynamic showman whose Sly and the Famil...
June 10, 2025
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Jazz Singer Martha Miyake Dies at 92; Legend Nurtured Next Generation Vocalists
Martha Miyake, a pioneering female jazz singer, died of natural causes on Wednesday at the age of...
May 16, 2025
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José Mujica, Uruguay’s Humble President who Changed His Country and Charmed the World, Dies at 89
MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay (AP) — Former Uruguayan President José Mujica, a onetime Marxist guerilla and...
May 14, 2025
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