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OBITUARY 2

Japan Times
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Nov 18, 2014
Actor Ken Takakura, who defined image of yakuza anti-heroes, dies at age 83
Beloved as 'one of the last true movie stars,' Ken Takakura was a true phenomenon of Japanese cinema.
Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 18, 2014
Pop idol's funeral draws biggest crowds in Iran since 2009 unrest
The funeral of Iranian pop idol Morteza Pashaie drew the biggest crowds seen in Iran since mass protests in 2009 rocked the Islamic Republic.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 18, 2014
Renowned Japanese actor Ken Takakura dies at 83
Renowned Japanese actor Ken Takakura died of malignant lymphoma early on Nov. 10, media reported Tuesday. He was 83.
JAPAN
Oct 27, 2014
Avant-garde artist, writer Genpei Akasegawa dies
GENPEI AKASEGAWA
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 21, 2014
Gough Whitlam, former Australian prime minister, dies at 98
Former Australian prime minister Gough Whitlam, who died on Tuesday at the age of 98, was one of his country's most revolutionary yet divisive statesmen, forging ties with China but triggering a constitutional crisis that split the country.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Oct 9, 2014
Liberia arrival, first person diagnosed with Ebola in U.S., dies in Texas hospital; Africa toll nears 3,900
A Liberian man who was the first person diagnosed with Ebola in the United States died in a hospital isolation ward on Wednesday and the government ordered extra screenings at five major airports as part of efforts to stop the virus spreading outside of West Africa.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 26, 2014
Poland's last communist ruler, Wojciech Jaruzelski, dies at 90
Gen. Wojciech Jaruzelski, Poland's last communist leader who imposed martial law to crush the Solidarity movement only to hand over power less than a decade later, died aged 90 on Sunday following a long bout of illness, a military hospital in Warsaw said.
JAPAN
Apr 8, 2014
Obituary: Peter Martin
Peter Martin, former director of the British Council who was also a Japan-inspired detective novel writer known as James Melville, died recently. He was 83.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 12, 2014
Sharon's life shaped Israel, mirrored its turbulent times
The death of former Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, who had been in a deep coma since suffering a stroke in January 2006, represents an extraordinary moment of rupture in his country's history. Of the generation of Israeli soldiers and politicians who fought in Israel's founding conflicts, only...
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 11, 2014
Ariel Sharon, Israeli 'bulldozer' who vacated Gaza, dies at 85
Ariel Sharon, the Israeli general and former prime minister as famous for his ferocity in battling Arab foes as for his turnaround decision to evacuate settlers and soldiers from the Gaza Strip, has died. He was 85.

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