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WORLD
Dec 15, 2013
Some Afrikaners unmoved by Mandela death
Dirk Smit's reaction to the death of Nelson Mandela, it would be fair to assume, puts him in the minority of South Africans.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 15, 2013
Anti-apartheid movement recalls struggle
Key figures in the British anti-apartheid movement have spoken of their sadness at the death of Nelson Mandela, whom they described as a reluctant poster boy of a campaign that ended up focusing the world's attention on the horrors of apartheid South Africa.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 15, 2013
Mandela saw massive change in Africa
Nelson Mandela was born into a continent colonized and in servitude to European powers in July 1918. Only Ethiopia and Liberia were independent. But Germany's defeat in the first world war brought about a reworking of the colonial order with its possessions in what are now Tanzania, Cameroon, Togo, Burundi...
WORLD
Dec 15, 2013
Family turmoil puts legacy at risk of being besmirched
When Nelson Mandela is finally laid to rest, it will be on the same windswept hillside in Qunu, his childhood village in South Africa's Eastern Cape, where three of his children already lie.
Japan Times
WORLD / FOCUS
Dec 7, 2013
Mandela saved nation from race war
To fully appreciate what former South African President Nelson Mandela was able to accomplish, it is necessary to harken back to the South Africa he found when he emerged from prison in 1990, and what the country was like in those critical four years between his release and his election to the presidency...
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 6, 2013
Nelson Mandela, ex-president of South Africa, dead at 95
Nelson Mandela, the former political prisoner who became the first president of a post-apartheid South Africa and whose heroic life and towering moral stature made him one of history's most influential statesmen, died Dec. 5, the government announced. He was 95.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 28, 2013
Ex-Saison Group head Seiji Tsutsumi dies at 86
Seiji Tsutsumi, former head of the Saison Group retail chain, dies of liver failure at a Tokyo hospital at the age of 86.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 15, 2013
Takashi Yanase, creator of beloved 'Anpanman,' dies at 94
Takashi Yanase, creator of "Anpanman," one of the most popular Japanese anime series for children, died of heart failure at a Tokyo hospital early Sunday, his agency said Tuesday. He was 94.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 24, 2013
Obituary: Yusai Sakai
Buddhist monk Yusai Sakai, known for twice achieving a significant feat of ascetic training in the 1980s, died of heart failure Monday, his family said. He was 87.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 2, 2013
TV figure David Frost, of Nixon apology fame, dies at 74
Sir David Frost, the veteran broadcaster who famously drew a grudging post-Watergate apology out of former President Richard Nixon, died Saturday aboard a cruise ship sailing from England to the Mediterranean. He was 74.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 31, 2013
Irish poet, 'Beowulf' translator Seamus Heaney dies
Seamus Heaney, the Irish poet whose verse captured the transcendent power, darkness and humanity of his conflicted homeland, died Friday at a hospital in Dublin. He was 74.
JAPAN
Aug 1, 2013
Obituary: Tadayoshi Himeda
Documentary filmmaker Tadayoshi Himeda, considered a pioneer in recording disappearing cultures, died Monday of chronic lung illness at a hospital in Yokohama, his family said. He was 84.
JAPAN
Jul 26, 2013
China sex slave who sued Japan dies
Guo Xicui, a Chinese woman who filed a lawsuit against the Japanese government seeking reparations for wartime sexual slavery, has died, a source who knew her said. She was 86.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Jul 4, 2013
Inventor of the mouse, Doug Engelbart, dies
Doug Engelbart, a computer science visionary who was credited with inventing the mouse, the now-ubiquitous device that first allowed people to navigate virtual desktops with clicks and taps, died Tuesday at his home in Atherton, California. He was 88.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 28, 2013
Marc Rich, fugitive financier pardoned by Clinton, dies at 78
Marc Rich, a fugitive financier who made deals with shady international regimes and was on the FBI's Ten Most Wanted list before his controversial presidential pardon on Bill Clinton's final day in office in 2001, died Wednesday at a hospital in Lucerne, Switzerland. He was 78.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 22, 2013
Slim Whitman, country crooner who was loved and mocked, dies at 90
Slim Whitman — the country crooner and yodeler who influenced members of the Beatles and whose voice helped repel an alien invasion in director Tim Burton's 1996 sci-fi parody "Mars Attacks!" — died Wednesday at a hospital in Orange Park, Florida. He was 90.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 10, 2013
Writer, psychiatrist Nada Inada dies at 83
Writer and psychiatrist Nada Inada, renowned for his humorous and satirical books, died Thursday at the age of 83, sources said Sunday.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 8, 2013
Esther Williams, champion swimmer and film star, dies at 91
Esther Williams, a championship swimmer and lustrous beauty who became one of the world's most popular movie stars in the 1940s and '50s by appearing in aquatic musicals featuring daredevil plunges from pedestals, trapezes and even a helicopter, died Thursday at her home in Beverly Hills, California....
JAPAN
May 10, 2013
Simul chief Muramatsu, pioneering interpreter, dies at 82
Masumi Muramatsu, an interpreter and former chairman of Simul International Inc., died March 3, his family said Thursday. He was 82.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 6, 2013
Ex-RCC chief Nakabo, leader of housing loan cleanup, dies at 83
Former lawyer Kohei Nakabo, who led the Resolution and Collection Corporation's efforts to clean up Japan's housing loan crisis in the '90s, dies of heart failure.
Japan's population continues to fall even as foreign resident count rises
The number of residents in Tokyo as of Jan. 1 rose by 0.03% from a year before, data shows, marking a year-on-year increase for the first time in three years, while the country's other 46 prefectures saw their populations continue to decline.
Japan’s minimum wage set for record ¥50 hike in major boost
Demonstrators rally to demand a big hike in minimum wages in Tokyo last week.
One dead, three missing as heavy rain batters Tohoku
Camera footage shows the Mogami River bursting its banks in Tozawa, Yamagata Prefecture, on Friday morning.
Yen melt-up nudges Japanese stocks into correction territory
Japanese stocks are down 10% from their July peak as the yen strengthens.
Yen rally could help end crushing wage decay in Japan
Some economists say a sticky weak yen trend would have a negative impact on Japan's real wage growth.
Japan’s minimum wage set for record ¥50 hike in major boost
Demonstrators rally to demand a big hike in minimum wages in Tokyo last week.
Japan loses top spot on strongest passport list to Singapore
Japan had the strongest passport for six years running from 2018, before being dethroned by Singapore on the 2024 list.
Why Japan's mysterious stash of classified funds escapes scrutiny
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi (right) during a meeting in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Terunofuji, as he tends to do, returns to stamp his authority on sumo pretenders
Terunofuji (left) throws down Kirishima on Tuesday to build on his perfect record at the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament.
Japanese startups advised to internationalize to get some global mojo
Entrepreneurs who participated in the Beyond Japan Zero to X program last year share their experiences in the United States during a meeting in May in Tokyo.

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