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OBITUARY 2

JAPAN
Jul 18, 2010
Obituary: Kimihiko Tsukuda
Cartoonist Kimihiko Tsukuda, who authored the "Honobono-kun" comic strip, the longest-running serialized comic strip in Japanese newspapers, died of pneumonia at a Tokyo hospital on June 28, his family said Saturday. He was 80.
JAPAN
Jul 8, 2010
Obituary: Clinton Albert Feissner
Clinton Albert Feissner, a former communications official with the Allied Occupation authority in Japan after World War II, died Monday of multiple organ failure, a friend in charge of his funeral said Wednesday. Feissner was 99.
JAPAN
Mar 2, 2010
Obituary: Chushiro Hayashi
Kyoto University professor emeritus Chushiro Hayashi, an who helped pioneer the application of atomic physics to astronomy, died of pneumonia at a Kyoto hospital Sunday, sources close to him said Monday. He was 89.
JAPAN
Jan 19, 2010
Obituary: Maki Asakawa
Avant-garde jazz and blues vocalist Maki Asakawa, who caught the fancy of restless postwar baby boomers through such songs as "Kamome," died of acute heart failure in Nagoya, the Aichi Prefectural Police said Monday. She was 67.
JAPAN
Nov 24, 2009
Obituary: Toshitaka Hidaka
A leading animal behaviorist and honorary professor at Kyoto University, Toshitaka Hidaka, died Nov. 14 of lung cancer at his home in Kyoto, family members said Monday. He was 79.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 18, 2009
Obituary: Hideo Den
Journalist and former Upper House member Hideo Den died last week of respiratory failure in a Tokyo hospital, his family said Tuesday. He was 86.
JAPAN
Nov 2, 2009
Obituary: Vivienne Kenrick
Vivienne Kenrick, who wrote the weekly Personality Profile in The Japan Times from 1963 to 2007, died Sunday of pneumonia at a Tokyo hospital. She was 89.
JAPAN
Sep 29, 2009
Obituary: Sonoo Uchida
Former diplomat and haiku poet Sonoo Uchida died Saturday of colon cancer, his family said Monday. He was 85.
JAPAN
Sep 23, 2009
Obituary: Junzo Shono
Author Junzo Shono, a member of the Japan Art Academy, died of natural causes Monday at his home in Kawasaki, people close to him said Tuesday. He was 88.
JAPAN
Jul 30, 2009
Obituary: Kaori Kawamura
Rock singer Kaori Kawamura, who had spoken openly about her battle with cancer, died Tuesday at a Tokyo hospital, her management office said. She was 38.
JAPAN
Jul 29, 2009
Obituary: Michi Takehisa
Michi Takehisa, who made headlines in the early 1980s as one of the key people involved in a massive embezzlement scandal affecting the Mitsukoshi Ltd. department store chain, died Friday at a Tokyo hospital. She was 79.
JAPAN
Jul 23, 2009
Obituary: Hiroshi Wakasugi
Opera conductor Hiroshi Wakasugi died Tuesday of multiple organ failure at a Tokyo hospital, the New National Theater said. He was 74.
JAPAN
Jul 17, 2009
Obituary: Michio Sato
Michio Sato, a former House of Councilors member and senior prosecutor, died of pneumonia Wednesday evening at a Yokohama hospital, sources close to him said Thursday. He was 76.
JAPAN
Jul 17, 2009
Obituary: Carmen Blacker
Carmen Blacker, a British scholar on Japanese culture, died Monday, her birthday, in a Cambridge nursing home, the University of Cambridge said Monday. She was 85.
JAPAN
May 28, 2009
Obituary: Miyuki Ishimoto
Award-winning lyricist Miyuki Ishimoto, who came up with the words to some of the nation's most popular hits, died Wednesday, his family said. He was 85.
JAPAN
May 28, 2009
Obituary: Azusa Nakajima
Literary critic Azusa Nakajima, whose real name was Sumiyo Imaoka, died Tuesday of pancreatic cancer at a Tokyo hospital, her office said Wednesday. She was 56.
JAPAN
Apr 3, 2009
Obituary: Kosuke Koyama
Kosuke Koyama, a theologian internationally known for his role in developing global Christianity, died of pneumonia on March 25, the Union Theological Seminary in New York said Wednesday. He was 79.
JAPAN
Jan 31, 2009
Obituary: Gosuke Uchimura
Gosuke Uchimura, a renowned scholar of Russian literature who wrote about his experience in a Siberian prison, died of heart failure Friday in a hospital in Tokyo, family members said. He was 88.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 20, 2008
Obituary: Tetsu Ueda
Tetsu Ueda, ardent guardian of the pacifist Constitution and a former lawmaker from the now-defunct Japan Socialist Party, died Wednesday of pneumonia at a Tokyo hospital, his family said Friday. He was 80.
JAPAN
Nov 13, 2008
Obituary: Yukika Sohma
Yukika Sohma, president of the nonprofit Association of Aid and Relief, died Saturday in Karuizawa, Nagano Prefecture. She was 96.
Japanese stripper bids to have her porn movies taken off internet
Plaintiff Miyuki Ariga (left) speaks at a news conference along with her lawyer, Yoshitomo Morohashi, after filing a lawsuit at the Tokyo District Court on Monday.
U.S. envoy to Japan makes landmark visit to front-line island near Taiwan
U.S. Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel meets with members of the Self-Defense Forces stationed on Yonaguni, Okinawa Prefecture, on Friday.
Japan to review romanization system for first time in 70 years
An advisory panel to the education ministry will consider how the Japanese language should be transcribed into the Latin alphabet, including unifying different romanization styles currently in use.
Japanese billionaire sues Meta over investment scams using his image
Entrepreneurs Yusaku Maezawa (second from right) and Takafumi Horie (third from right) attend a study session on fake social media ads and investment scams at the Liberal Democratic Party headquarters in Tokyo on April 10.
Japan’s economy contracts as consumers and firms cut spending
Japan's gross domestic product shrank at an annualized pace of 2% in the three months through March.
Toshiba takes advantage of private status to chart new course
Toshiba announced on Thursday that it would cut up to 4,000 jobs as part of a restructuring plan.
U.S. envoy to Japan makes landmark visit to front-line island near Taiwan
U.S. Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel meets with members of the Self-Defense Forces stationed on Yonaguni, Okinawa Prefecture, on Friday.
Xi and Putin mark ‘new era’ amid efforts to counter U.S. ‘containment’
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping attend an event in Beijing on Thursday. During Putin's visit, the leaders showed off their growing alignment amid efforts to push back against the U.S.-led world order.
Unraveling the Japanese prose of Yukio Mishima
Author Yukio Mishima accepts the Arts Festival Award in the drama category at the 20th Arts Festival Award Ceremony on Jan. 22, 1966.
New Taiwan president to set tone for ties with China at inauguration
Taiwan President-elect Lai Ching-te arrives at the CyberSec 2024 Exhibition in Taipei on Wednesday.

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