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  • Yomiuri Shimbun’s Editor-in-Chief Became Mentor, Friend to Successive Japan PMs; Watanabe Remained at the Forefront of Politics

    Tsuneo Watanabe, representative director and editor-in-chief of The Yomiuri Shimbun Holdings, who...

    December 20, 2024

  • Watanabe Dedicated Himself to Development of Sports World; Yomiuri Editor-In-Chief Supported Baseball, Sumo, Soccer

    Tsuneo Watanabe, representative director and editor-in-chief of The Yomiuri Shimbun Holdings, who...

    December 20, 2024

  • Tsuneo Watanabe, Yomiuri Shimbun Editor-in-Chief, Dies; Journalist’s Influence Has Covered Many Fields in Nation (UPDATE1)

    Tsuneo Watanabe, representative director and editor-in-chief of The Yomiuri Shimbun Holdings, die...

    December 19, 2024

  • Yomiuri Editor-In-Chief Watanabe A Lifelong Journalist; Used Newspaper’s Influence To Help Shape Policy

    The Yomiuri Shimbun Holdings Editor-in-Chief Tsuneo Watanabe, who died on Thursday, was at the fo...

    December 19, 2024

  • Tsuneo Watanabe Remembered; Kishida Encouraged by a ‘Great Influence on Japan’

    Messages of condolence regarding the death of The Yomiuri Shimbun Holdings Editor-in-Chief Tsuneo...

    December 19, 2024

  • Yomiuri Shimbun Holdings Editor-in-Chief Tsuneo Watanabe Dies of Pneumonia at 98

    Yomiuri Shimbun Holdings Editor-in-Chief Tsuneo Watanabe died of pneumonia at 2 a.m. Thursday at ...

    December 19, 2024

  • Pioneering Japanese Art-House Animation Creator Yoji Kuri Dies at 96; Artist Instrumental in Forming Japan Animation Association

    Yoji Kuri, a pioneering creator of artistic animated films, has died aged 96, his website announc...

    December 16, 2024

  • Tomoaki Ogura, Freelance Announcer, Dies at 77

    Tomoaki Ogura, a freelance announcer, died at the age of 77. He was well known for Fuji Televisio...

    December 10, 2024

  • Japanese Actress, Singer Miho Nakayama Accidentally Drowned, Says Agency

    Miho Nakayama’s agency announced Sunday that the 54-year-old actress and singer died accidentally...

    December 9, 2024

  • Miho Nakayama, Japanese Actress and Singer, Found Dead at Her Tokyo Residence; She was 54 (UPDATE 1)

    Miho Nakayama, a Japanese actress and singer, was found dead at her residence in Shibuya Ward, To...

    December 6, 2024

  • Eminem’s Mother Debbie Nelson, Whose Rocky Relationship Fueled the Rapper’s Lyrics, Dies at Age 69

    Debbie Nelson, the single mother of rapper Eminem whose rocky relationship with her son was known...

    December 4, 2024

  • Voice Actor Junko Hori Dies at 89; Known for Her Role as Kanzo Hattori in ‘Ninja Hattori-kun’

    Voice actor Junko Hori died of old age on Nov. 18, her management agency announced on Monday. She...

    November 25, 2024

  • Chuck Woolery, Smooth-Talking Game Show Host of ‘Love Connection’ and ‘Scrabble,’ Dies at 83

    NEW YORK (AP) — Chuck Woolery, the affable, smooth-talking game show host of "Wheel of Fortune," ...

    November 25, 2024

  • Ex-Yokozuna Wrestler Kitanofuji Dies at 82

    Tokyo (Jiji Press)—Former yokozuna sumo grand champion Kitanofuji, who was popular in recent year...

    November 21, 2024

  • Japanese Actor Shohei Hino Dies at 75

    Actor Shohei Hino died on Nov. 14, according to sources. He was 75. Hino was a well-known regular...

    November 20, 2024

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