Obituaries
Ex-Japan Business Federation head Hiroshi Okuda dies at 93: source
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Former Japan Business Federation head Hiroshi Okuda, who also served as president and chairman of Toyota Motor Corp., died Saturday o Full article
-
Dory Funk Jr., US professional wrestling legend, dies at 85
(2026/8/5)
-
Baseball: Former Dragons pitcher, TV personality Bando dies at 86
(2026/7/28)
-
Japanese mystery writer Keigo Higashino leaves an immeasurable legacy
(2026/7/28)
-
Best-selling Japanese mystery author Keigo Higashino dies of cancer at 68
(2026/7/27)
-
Judo: Montreal Olympics gold medalist Sonoda dies at 79
(2026/7/17)
-
Japan's 1st Nobel laureate in medicine Tonegawa dies at 86
(2026/7/16)
-
Japanese pianist Muroi dies at 105
(2026/7/11)
-
Bonnie Tyler, who topped the charts with epic 'Total Eclipse of the Heart,' has died at 75
(2026/7/10)
-
Japanese picture book author Akiko Hayashi dies at 81
(2026/7/8)
-
Akihiro Miwa remembered in Nagasaki for A-bomb testimony, peace advocacy
(2026/6/29)
-
Japanese singer, actor Miwa dies at 91
(2026/6/28)
-
Oscar-winning 'Star Wars' editor Marcia Lucas dies at 80
(2026/5/30)
-
Sonny Rollins, saxophonist and restless genius of jazz, dead at 95
(2026/5/26)
-
CNN founder Ted Turner, a brash and outspoken television pioneer, has died at age 87
(2026/5/7)
-
J. Craig Venter, who won the race to sequence the human genome, dies at 79
(2026/5/2)
-
Former Hawaii Gov. George Ariyoshi, the 1st US governor of Asian American descent, dies at 100
(2026/4/21)
-
Former FBI Director Robert Mueller, who investigated Russia-Trump campaign ties, dies
(2026/3/22)
-
Robert Duvall, Oscar-winning actor and 'Godfather' mainstay, dead at 95
(2026/2/17)
-
Dr. William Foege, leader in smallpox eradication, dies
(2026/1/26)
-
Japan's longest-serving shogi player Hifumi Kato dies at 86
(2026/1/22)
Also in The Mainichi
- The Mainichi on social media
