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Japan Times
JAPAN / OBITUARY
Oct 7, 2021
Koichi Sugiyama, Japanese composer of Dragon Quest, dies at 90
Sugiyama, who composed music for the hit video game franchise since its release in 1986, is considered to have played a key role in its boom and establishing the genre of game music.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / OBITUARY
Oct 4, 2021
David Jack: ‘One of the most inspiring people’ in Kansai
David Jack, who passed away last month due to a stroke, helmed Kansai Time Out, a lifeline for the non-Japanese community between 1977 and 2009.
Japan Times
CULTURE
Sep 29, 2021
'Golgo 13' author Takao Saito dies at 84
Saito, who died on Friday, was best known for the series, which follows the exploits of a highly skilled assassin.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Sep 23, 2021
Melvin Van Peebles, champion of new Black cinema, dies at 89
A fertile creative force, he wrote fiction and musicals but is best known for a breakthrough movie that heralded the genre known as blaxploitation.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music / OBITUARY
Aug 25, 2021
Charlie Watts, Rolling Stones' beat maker for almost six decades, dies at 80
Music's biggest legends remember Charlie Watts, who provided the heartbeat for the Rolling Stones in terms of both music and spirit.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 18, 2021
Robert 'Skipp' Orr, key figure in U.S.-Japan relations, dies age 68
Orr enjoyed a long and distinguished career in business, government and academia, with positions at the Asian Development Bank, Boeing Japan and others organizations.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Aug 17, 2021
Mary Fujishima, J-pop matriarch of Johnny & Associates, dies at 93
Johnny & Associates Inc. announced today that its honorary chairperson, Mary Yasuko Fujishima, sister of music mogul and company founder Johnny Kitagawa, died of pneumonia at a hospital in Tokyo on Aug. 14. She was 93 years old.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 30, 2021
Toshihide Masukawa, 2008 Nobel laureate in physics, dies at 81
As well as his theory on elementary particles, the scientist was known for being involved in activities to protect Japan's pacifist constitution and other peace activities.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jul 1, 2021
Ex-Keidanren and Hitachi chief Hiroaki Nakanishi dies at 75
Hiroaki Nakanishi's four-year term as Keidanren chief began in May 2018, when he succeeded Sadayuki Sakakibara, but was marred by his battle with blood cancer.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 24, 2021
Benigno Aquino III, who led Philippine growth spurt, dies at 61
Aquino, who served as the nation's president from 2010 to 2016, was rushed to a hospital in Quezon City where he died after heart failure, the Manila Bulletin reported on Thursday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media
Jun 23, 2021
Takashi Tachibana, who shed light on Lockheed scandal, dies at 80
Tachibana's work is often credited with having played a major role in bringing down the late Prime Minister Kakuei Tanaka, Japan's most powerful leader in the postwar era.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage
May 27, 2021
Kabuki actor Kataoka Hidetaro, living national treasure, dies at 79
Hidetaro, who died at his home in Suita, Osaka Prefecture, on Sunday, was born as the second son of the famous kabuki actor Kataoka Nizaemon XIII.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
May 27, 2021
Eric Carle, author of ‘The Very Hungry Caterpillar,’ dies at 91
When a fictional caterpillar chomps through one apple, two pears, three plums, four strawberries, five oranges, one piece of chocolate cake, one ice cream cone, one pickle, one slice of Swiss cheese, one slice of salami, one lollipop, one piece of cherry pie, one sausage, one cupcake and one slice of...
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 19, 2021
Actor Masakazu Tamura, star on TV and in film over 60-year career, dies at 77
Tamura's relatives held a funeral for the actor, a Kyoto native born into a showbusiness family, following his death on April 3, they said.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 20, 2021
Walter Mondale, former U.S. vice president and ambassador to Japan, dies at 93
Mondale's time in Japan was marked by tough negotiations over bilateral trade issues, especially those related to semiconductors and insurance.
Japan Times
CULTURE / TV & Streaming
Apr 6, 2021
Sugako Hashida, writer of acclaimed Japanese TV drama 'Oshin,' dies at 95
Sugako Hashida, a scriptwriter known for her work on the internationally acclaimed television drama series "Oshin" in the 1980s, died Sunday of lymphoma at her home in the city of Atami, in Shizuoka Prefecture, her foundation said Monday. She was 95.
Japan Times
CULTURE
Apr 3, 2021
Beloved Japanese actor Kunie Tanaka dies at 88
Tanaka was a fixture in Japanese households, playing an awkward but loving father in a 20-year-long TV drama 'Kita no kuni kara' (From the Northern Country) that started in 1981.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 3, 2021
Nobel laureate Isamu Akasaki, inventor of first efficient blue LED, dies at 92
Akasaki, a professor at the Meijo University, had been recognized for the invention, which has contributed to bright and energy-saving white light sources, widely known as LED lamps.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Mar 19, 2021
Kiyoko Ono, Tokyo Olympic medal-winning women's gymnast, dies at 85
Kiyoko Ono, a member of Japan's bronze medal-winning women's team at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics and a former member of Japan's upper house, died on Saturday from the coronavirus, the Liberal Democratic Party announced Thursday. She was 85.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Feb 26, 2021
Atsushi Miyagi, 1955 U.S. Open doubles champion, dies at 89
Atsushi Miyagi, who won the 1955 U.S. Open doubles championship, died of bladder cancer on Wednesday at an assisted living facility in Tokyo. He was 89.
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.
Japan passes bill to introduce 'blue ticket' fines for cyclists
A new system under which bicycle riders pay fines for minor traffic violations to escape criminal punishment is expected to be introduced in Japan no later than 2026.
Japan changes law to allow joint custody after divorce
Legislation that allows the option of joint custody of children after divorce is passed at the Upper House plenary session on Friday.
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.
Can AI-generated inventions be patented? A Tokyo court says no.
The Tokyo court's ruling comes amid ongoing debates on how to regulate generative AI and is part of a transnational class action lawsuit.
A new initiative rethinks old Tohoku crafts
The colored patterns of Tsuguru "nuri," made in Aomori Prefecture, are achieved by applying multiple coatings of lacquer, which are later polished down to reveal layers of colors beneath.
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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