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Jane Goodall spun her love of wildlife into a lifelong campaign that took her from a seaside English village to Africa and then across the globe in a quest to better understand chimpanzees.
ENVIRONMENT / Wildlife
Oct 2, 2025
Wildlife advocate and primate expert Jane Goodall dies at 91
The scientist and global activist was a pioneer in her field, both as a female scientist in the 1960s and for her work studying the behavior of primates.
Takatoshi Ito, professor of international and public affairs at Columbia University, speaks during an interview in Tokyo in July 2017.
BUSINESS / Economy
Sep 24, 2025
Takatoshi Ito, Japanese inflation target advocate, dies at 74
Ito died on Sept. 20 from an unspecified illness, according to a statement on his personal website.
Theoretical physicist Fumitaka Sato, professor emeritus at Kyoto University and known for his work on black hole mysteries, died of bacterial pneumonia in Kyoto on Sunday.
JAPAN
Sep 18, 2025
Fumitaka Sato, who contributed to black hole research, dies at 87
The professor emeritus at Kyoto University wrote many books introducing the beauty of space and physics to general readers.
Robert Redford attends the Toronto International Film Festival in 2018. The famed U.S. actor and director died at his home in Utah at the age of 89.
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Sep 16, 2025
Robert Redford, screen idol turned director and activist, dies at 89
Known for roles in "The Sting" and "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid," the actor also founded the Sundance Film Festival in Utah.
Nationals manager Davey Johnson during a game against the Tigers in Detroit in July 2013.
BASEBALL / MLB
Sep 7, 2025
Three-time World Series champion Davey Johnson dies at 82
Johnson was a four-time MLB All-Star second baseman and also played for the Yomiuri Giants in the 1970s.
Montreal Canadiens legend Ken Dryden speaks at the funeral for former teammate Jean Beliveau in Montreal in December 2014.
MORE SPORTS / Ice Hockey
Sep 6, 2025
Legendary Canadiens goaltender Ken Dryden, a six-time Cup winner, dies at 78
Known for his intellectual pursuits off the ice, Dryden played only eight seasons in the NHL, but won the Stanley Cup in six of those seasons.
Giorgio Armani, president and CEO of the leading fashion and design house, the Armani Group listens to a question at a press conference in Hong Kong on April 19, 2004. The Italian fashion titan has died at the age of 91 "surrounded by his loved ones," his company said Thursday.
LIFE / Style & Design
Sep 5, 2025
Italian fashion icon Giorgio Armani dead at 91
The Italian icon is credited with inventing red-carpet fashion, but also moved into a less expensive range through Emporio Armani.
Tomifumi Godai, an engineer who played a central role in the development of Japan's first domestically produced rockets, has died. He was 92.
JAPAN
Aug 20, 2025
Famed Japanese rocket engineer Tomifumi Godai dies at 92
Godai was known as the creator of the country's domestically produced H-2 and H-2A rockets.
In honor of his longstanding ties and contributions to Japan's business, legal and nonprofit communities, Carl J. Green was awarded the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Rosette in 2018.
COMMUNITY / Our Lives
Aug 20, 2025
Carl J. Green, mentor to a generation of ‘Japan hands,’ dies at 85
A lawyer and scholar with deep ties to Tokyo’s business and legal communities, Green opened the Ford Foundation’s Tokyo office.
Myanmar's democratic leader Aung San Suu Kyi (right) serves tea to Sen Genshitsu, former grand master of Urasenke, in the city of Kyoto in April 2013.
JAPAN
Aug 17, 2025
Sen Genshitsu, Japanese tea ceremony master, dies at 102
Sen, a native of the city of Kyoto who became grand master in 1964, received the Japanese Order of Culture in 1997 for his efforts to deepen and modernize the ceremony.
Kunishige Kamamoto waves after a match commemorating his retirement in Tokyo in 1984.
SOCCER
Aug 10, 2025
Japanese soccer legend Kunishige Kamamoto dies at 81
Kamamoto scored a record 75 goals for the national team and was widely considered the greatest striker in Japanese soccer history.
Former astronaut Jim Lovell talks about his historic space flights in Cape Canaveral, Florida, in April 2010
WORLD / Science & Health
Aug 9, 2025
Jim Lovell, commander of NASA's Apollo 13 moon mission, dies at 97
The mission nearly ended in disaster but became an inspirational saga of survival and endurance and led to the hit Hollywood movie starring Tom Hanks.
Germany's Laura Dahlmeier died after a mountaineering accident in Pakistan, her management team said Wednesday.
OLYMPICS
Jul 31, 2025
German Olympic champion Laura Dahlmeier dies after mountaineering accident
The accident occurred around noon on Monday, at an altitude of approximately 5,700 meters at Laila Peak, the Alpine Club of Pakistan said on Tuesday.
Cubs Hall of Famer Ryne Sandberg throws out a ceremonial first pitch before the game between the Cubs and the Mets at Wrigley Field on June 23, 2024.
BASEBALL / MLB
Jul 29, 2025
Legendary Cubs second baseman Ryne Sandberg dies at 65
Longtime Cubs teammate Mark Grace said "When you examine the offense and defense, you'll find some years where he was the best player you've ever seen in your life."
Hulk Hogan tears his shirt during a rally for Republican presidential nominee and former U.S. President Donald Trump, at Madison Square Garden, in New York City on Oct. 27, 2024.
MORE SPORTS
Jul 25, 2025
Hulk Hogan, shirt-shredding superstar of pro wrestling, dies at 71
Hogan was the face of pro wrestling for decades, with his blond hair and horseshoe mustache, colorful bandannas and massive biceps, which he referred to as "24-inch pythons.”
Ozzy Osbourne performs with Black Sabbath as part of "The End" tour at Madison Square Garden in New York in 2016.
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Jul 23, 2025
Heavy metal icon Ozzy Osbourne dead at 76
Ozzy Osbourne, the legendary frontman of heavy metal group Black Sabbath, died just weeks after he had played a farewell concert.
Hitomi Obara competes at the London Olympics in August 2012.
MORE SPORTS / Wrestling
Jul 20, 2025
Hitomi Obara, 2012 Olympic champion in wrestling, dies at 44
The cause of her death and other details are unknown.
Fauja Singh waves after finishing a 10 kilometer run in Hong Kong in February 2023.
MORE SPORTS
Jul 16, 2025
'World's oldest marathon runner' dies at age 114 in road accident
India's Fauja Singh died after being hit by a vehicle in Punjab state's Jalandhar district on Monday.
Yoshiomi Tamai
JAPAN / Society
Jul 7, 2025
Philanthropist Yoshiomi Tamai dies at 90
Tamai was the founder and longtime president of the Ashinaga Foundation, which has supported over 110,000 orphaned students.
White Sox relief pitcher Bobby Jenks throws against the Astros during Game 1 of the World Series on Oct. 22, 2005.
BASEBALL / MLB
Jul 6, 2025
Former White Sox closer Bobby Jenks dies at 44
Jenks was a flame-throwing reliever who appeared in the 2006 and 2007 All-Star Games and closed out the 2005 World Series for Chicago.
How Takaichi won the LDP’s leadership race
Sanae Takaichi, the newly elected leader of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party, poses in the party leader's office after the LDP leadership election in Tokyo on Saturday.
Asahi ships beer using paper and fax after ransomware attack
Drinks produced by Asahi at a liquor store in Tokyo. Retailers in Japan are warning customers of possible Asahi Super Dry beer shortages after a cyberattack paralyzed production and distribution at the major brewer.
Retro-wrapped trains mark 100th anniversary of Tokyo's Yamanote Line
Trains decorated to resemble the 103 (left) and 205 series of trains that formerly ran on the Yamanote Line, in Tokyo on Saturday.
Americans and Canadians unite in battling 'eating machine' carp
A Fisheries and Oceans Canada team patrols the Grand River in Dunnville, Ontario, in search of invasive grass carp specimens on Sept. 25.
Suzuki eyed for LDP secretary-general, reflecting Aso’s growing influence
Liberal Democratic Party President Sanae Takaichi (center) speaks to reporters on Sunday after meeting Taro Aso, the party's supreme advisor, at the party's headquarters.
Takaichi, the LDP’s first female president, is far from an ‘overnight success’
Newly-elected Liberal Democratic Party chief Sanae Takaichi greets her fellow LDP members on Saturday at party headquarters.
‘We have drawn lessons,’ Indian Army chief says of brief clash with Pakistan
Indian Army chief Upendra Dwivedi waves as he arrives to attend the ceremonial reception of Defense Minister Gen Nakatani in New Delhi in May.
How a family-run landscaper turned the Osaka Expo green
The team at Ryokukou Garden consists primarily of a single family, including Toshiki Tanisaki (second from right), who led the company's efforts at the Osaka Expo, Chikako Tanisaki (fifth from right), who performs daily maintanence at the expo, and Takeshi Tanisaki (fourth from right), who added a nursery to the family farm more than 50 years ago.
Eat your balloons: The culinary theater of Grant Achatz comes to Tokyo
Avant-garde chef Grant Achatz and his team from Alinea are in Tokyo for a three-week residency.
Japan’s first foreign wine investor plants its roots in Hokkaido
Intrigued by Japanese wines, Burgundy winemaker Etienne de Montille decided to explore Hokkaido's wine scene, eventually setting up his outpost in Hakodate in 2017.

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