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Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 21, 2016
Japanese journalist, antiwar activist Takeji Muno dies at 101
Centenarian journalist and antiwar activist Takeji Muno died Sunday at his home in the city of Saitama, his family announced. He was 101.
JAPAN
Aug 16, 2016
Atsushi Shimokobe, key architect of national development projects, dies at 92
Atsushi Shimokobe, a former senior bureaucrat and a key architect for national development projects in postwar Japan, has died, it was learned Tuesday. He was 92.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 11, 2016
Death of Yumi Ito of twin pop duo The Peanuts confirmed
Yumi Ito, the younger member of the pop duo Peanuts, comprising identical twin sisters, died May 18, a person related to her former management office said Monday. She was 75.
JAPAN
May 17, 2016
Former trade minister Mitsuo Horiuchi dies at 86
Former trade minister Mitsuo Horiuchi died Tuesday, lawmakers close to him said. He was 86.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Entertainment news
May 12, 2016
Renowned Japanese stage director Yukio Ninagawa dies at 80
Stage director Yukio Ninagawa, renowned worldwide for his interpretations of plays by William Shakespeare and Greek tragedies, died Thursday of multiple organ failure caused by pneumonia, theater sources said. He was 80.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
May 8, 2016
Isao Tomita, Japanese pioneer of synthesizer music, dies at 84
Isao Tomita, the synthesizer pioneer who composed the score for Tezuka Osamu's anime "Kimba the White Lion" and NHK drama "Hana no Shogai," died of heart failure Thursday at Tokyo Metropolitan Hiroo Hospital. He was 84.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 7, 2016
Ex-fighter pilot and anti-war activist Kaname Harada dies at 99
Kaname Harada, a former Japanese fighter pilot and anti-war activist, died Tuesday in Nagano due to multiple organ failure, his family said. He was 99.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 4, 2016
Ex-trade minister Shinji Sato dies at 84
Former Liberal Democratic Party lawmaker and trade minister Shinji Sato has died, a source from his hometown in Yamaguchi Prefecture said Wednesday. He was 84.
JAPAN
Apr 16, 2016
The first chief of the labor organization Rengo, Akira Yamagishi, dies at 86
Akira Yamagishi, the first president of Japan's largest labor organization known as Rengo has died, union officials announced Friday. He was 86.
JAPAN
Apr 13, 2016
Bruneian who survived Hiroshima bombing dies
A Bruneian survivor of the 1945 atomic bombing of Hiroshima died Monday at his home in Brunei, his son said Wednesday. He was 92.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 23, 2016
Former Toronto mayor Rob Ford dies after bout with rare cancer at 46
Rob Ford, who catapulted into the international spotlight after admitting he smoked crack cocaine while mayor of Toronto, has died. He was 46.
JAPAN
Mar 13, 2016
Shoichi Ueno, co-owner of Asahi Shimbun, dies at 79
Shoichi Ueno, co-owner of the Asahi Shimbun, died of lung cancer at a hospital in Shinjuku Ward, Tokyo, on Feb. 29, it was recently learned. He was 79.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 20, 2016
'To Kill a Mockingbird' author Harper Lee dies at 89
Harper Lee, who wrote one of America's most beloved literary classics, "To Kill a Mockingbird," and surprised readers with a second book about racial injustice in the South after living a largely reclusive life for decades, died at the age of 89 on Friday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Feb 6, 2016
Astronaut Edgar Mitchell, sixth man to walk on moon, dies at 85
Astronaut Edgar Mitchell, the sixth man to walk on the moon, has died at the age of 85, NASA said on Friday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 6, 2016
Stephen Bosworth, former U.S. envoy to North Korea, dies at 76
Stephen Bosworth, a veteran U.S. diplomat who for many years headed Washington's engagement with North Korea, has died. He was 76.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 3, 2016
Dale Bumpers, former Arkansas governor and U.S. senator who helped defend Clinton against impeachment, dead at 90
Dale Bumpers, the small-town lawyer who served Arkansas as governor and in the U.S. Senate and delivered a stirring speech during Bill Clinton's impeachment trial that helped save his presidency, died at home on Friday at the age of 90, his family said on Saturday.
BUSINESS
Dec 22, 2015
Former Nissan President Yoshikazu Hanawa, led company's recovery, dies at 81
Former Nissan Motor Co. President Yoshikazu Hanawa, who steered a major turnaround for the automaker, died last Friday of a heart attack, the company said. He was 81.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Dec 10, 2015
Award-winning novelist Akiyuki Nosaka dies at 85
Novelist and former Upper House lawmaker Akiyuki Nosaka, best known for his award-winning "Grave of the Fireflies," died Wednesday at a hospital in Tokyo due to heart failure, police sources said Thursday. He was 85.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 7, 2015
Popular actress Tomi Taira, featured in TV's 'Chura-san,' dies at 87
Actress Tomi Taira, who achieved great popularity for her role in the popular TV series "Chura-san," died Sunday of respiratory failure at a hospital in Naha, Okinawa Prefecture. She was 87.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Dec 5, 2015
Robert Loggia, actor in 'Scarface' and 'Big,' dies at 85
Robert Loggia, the gravelly voiced character actor who danced with Tom Hanks on a giant floor keyboard in "Big," fought aliens in "Independence Day" and trafficked in drugs in "Scarface," died on Friday at age 85, his widow said.
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.
Ahead of the Olympics, Japan is still talking about the gymnast who won't be there
Japan's Shoko Miyata withdrew from the gymnastics team herself over her drinking and smoking, although it had already appeared as though the association was prepared to send her home from the team’s training camp in Monaco.
Yen melt-up nudges Japanese stocks into correction territory
Japanese stocks are down 10% from their July peak as the yen strengthens.
‘Crazy’ yen rally is at risk of shattering as soon as Wednesday
Some investors are warning that a yen rally is fragile, as was on show this week when the yen rapidly retraced an advance after Thursday’s stronger-than-expected U.S. economic growth figures.
Japan's average life expectancy rises for first time in three years
A decline in COVID-19-caused deaths likely helped boost the average life expectancy for Japanese men and women to rise for the first time in three years in 2023.
The Japanese Olympians looking to shine in Paris
Rim Nakamura, who is attempting to win Japan's first Olympic gold medal in cycling, will be one of the top Japanese athletes to watch at the Paris Games.
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.
Japan eyes gold — and the future — as Olympic men's soccer campaign begins
Japan midfielder Yu Hirakawa controls the ball during a match against the United States in Kansas City, Kansas, on June 11.

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