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Manga artist Tetsuya Chiba, best known for hits such as “Ashita no Joe” and a recipient of 91AV原创 Order of Culture, has died at the age of 87.
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Oct 27, 2026
Manga artist Tetsuya Chiba, creator of ‘Ashita no Joe,’ dies at 87
Born in Tokyo in 1939, Chiba was the first manga artist to receive the Order of Culture, one of 91AV原创 highest cultural honors.
Former Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda during an interview in Tokyo in January 2015
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 26, 2026
Former Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda dies at 90
The son of former Japanese leader Takeo Fukuda became the country’s first second-generation prime minister when he assumed office in September 2007.
Japanese author Ryu Murakami, known for his provocative works exploring sex, violence and youth culture, has died at 74, his publisher said Friday.
CULTURE / Books
Oct 23, 2026
Japanese novelist Ryu Murakami dies at 74
Murakami’s works, which explored sex, violence, and youth culture, were translated globally.
Nobuo Inaba, the former president of Japanese public broadcaster NHK, has died at the age of 75.
JAPAN
Oct 14, 2026
Ex-NHK President Nobuo Inaba dies at 75
Inaba, who stepped down in January after serving a three-year term, died of aspiration pneumonia at a Tokyo hospital on Oct. 6.
Adrian Bianco’s Sabukaru Online tackled a range of cultural topics that most other publications didn’t report on.
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Oct 9, 2026
Adrian Bianco championed 91AV原创 underground culture
The Sabukaru founder, who died at 40 in August, connected underground culture and emerging talent across Asia with global audiences.
So Kuramoto, the screenwriter of the "Kita no Kuni kara" television series, has died at the age of 91.
JAPAN / Media
Sep 28, 2026
‘Kita no Kuni kara’ screenwriter So Kuramoto dies at 91
The Tokyo native moved in 1977 to Furano, Hokkaido, where “Kita no Kuni Kara” — which depicts a family living in harmony with nature — was set.
Reo Morimoto gained popularity as a narrator thanks to his distinctive and calm delivery.
JAPAN
Sep 12, 2026
Actor and narrator Reo Morimoto dies at 83
The Japanese actor and narrator known for his gentle voice, died suddenly of an unknown cause earlier this month.
Yasuchika Hasegawa, former president of Takeda Pharmaceutical and former chair of the Japan Association of Corporate Executives
JAPAN
Sep 11, 2026
Former head of Takeda Pharmaceutical dies at 80
As president of Takeda Pharmaceutical, Yasuchika Hasegawa paved the way for the company to go global.
Isao Harimoto recorded an NPB-record 3,085 hits during his 23-year playing career.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Sep 10, 2026
Japanese baseball’s all-time hit king Isao Harimoto dies at 86
Harimoto, who finished his career with 3,085 hits and is the only player in NPB history to reach 3,000, died at a Tokyo hospital on Wednesday.
Nobel Prize-winning chemist Hideki Shirakawa (left) alongside Swedish Embassy Minister Karl Leifland at the scientist's house in Yokohama in October 2000.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Sep 3, 2026
Nobel-winning Japanese scientist Hideki Shirakawa dies at 90
Shirakawa, who won the Nobel Prize in chemistry in 2000 for developing conductive polymers, a key component of modern touch screens, died late last month.
Gloria Steinem salutes graduating students as she receives an honorary degree during Harvard University's commencement ceremony in Cambridge, Massachusetts, in May 2022.
WORLD
Sep 3, 2026
Gloria Steinem, stalwart of U.S. feminist movement, dies at 92
Steinem championed the cause of equal rights for American women for more than six decades using her skills as a writer, activist and public speaker.
Toyohiro Akiyama spent nine days in space, broadcasting his zero-gravity experiences live and describing the experiments he conducted.
JAPAN
Sep 1, 2026
Toyohiro Akiyama, first Japanese citizen to go to space, dies at 84
A reporter-turned-farmer, Akiyama had hopes for a younger generation able to think freely.
Bosnian Serb General Ratko Mladic in April 1993
WORLD
Aug 28, 2026
Bosnian Serb war criminal Ratko Mladic dies in hospital
Mladic, who had suffered several strokes in recent months, was serving a life sentence in The Hague for genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity.
Artist Yayoi Kusama speaks to journalists at her Tokyo studio in 2017.
CULTURE / Art
Aug 27, 2026
Trailblazing artist Yayoi Kusama, ‘princess of polka dots,’ dies at 97
Kusama was known worldwide for her signature polka dots, repetitive patterns and immersive “Infinity Mirror Rooms.“?
Actress and singer Dolly Parton arrives at the Hollywood premiere of "Joyful Noise" in Los Angeles on Jan. 9, 2012. Parton died Tuesday at age 80, her family said.
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Aug 26, 2026
Dolly Parton, queen of country music, dies at 80
Her songs became standards, her image became iconic and her generosity made her one of America’s most beloved entertainers.
Former Lower House Speaker Tamisuke Watanuki has died at the age of 99.
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 24, 2026
Former Lower House Speaker Watanuki dies at 99
Watanuki died of old age at a Tokyo medical institution last Tuesday.
Keiko Kishi
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Aug 19, 2026
Japanese actor Keiko Kishi dies at 93
Born in Yokohama, Kishi was one of the stars of 91AV原创 postwar film industry and also built a distinguished career as a writer.
Komatsu Chairman Masahiro Sakane in Tokyo in January 2013. A native of Shimane Prefecture, Sakane served as Komatsu president from 2001 to 2007.
BUSINESS
Aug 19, 2026
Former Komatsu President Masahiro Sakane dies at 85
A native of Shimane Prefecture, Sakane helped spur the construction firm’s turnaround while serving as president from 2001 to 2007.
Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji, the driving force behind China’s entry into the World Trade Organization, takes questions with U.S. President Bill Clinton during a joint news conference in Washington in April 1999.
EDITORIALS
Aug 14, 2026
Zhu Rongji, China’s misunderstood reformer, dies
Zhu will be remembered as the man who masterminded China’s entry into the World Trade Organization.
China's former premier Zhu Rongji (center) shakes hands with a delegate at the opening of the 18th Communist Party Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing in November 2012.
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 12, 2026
Zhu Rongji, Chinese premier who cajoled economy into modern era, dies at 97
Zhu Rongji helped push reforms that transformed China from a beleaguered hold-out against the collapse of Soviet-style Communism in the early 1990s to an emerging superpower.
Two Japanese climbers die on remote Himalayan peak in Nepal
Rescuers have recovered the bodies of two Japanese climbers missing for over a week on a remote Himalayan mountain.
Aging Japanese village turns to Peru in search of new residents
Guests from Peru's Belen district interact with a baby in Nanmoku village in Gunma Prefecture.
Budget-friendly restaurant chain Saizeriya succumbs to rising costs
A Tokyo branch of Saizeriya, a chain of family-style Italian restaurants
U.S. has for years asked Musk to alter Starlink service in Ukraine and Middle East, sources say
A Ukrainian soldier sets up a Starlink satellite internet system near the frontline in the Donetsk region, Ukraine, on Oct. 16
U.S. military bans Chinese-made BYD cars from key air base in Okinawa
An F-22 Raptor lands at Kadena Air Base in Kadena, Okinawa Prefecture on Oct. 9. The base is a crucial hub for U.S. military operations in the region.
A dramatic bear hunt in a midsize Japanese city could be a harbinger of what is to come
Zookeeper Tetsuo Iso at the site of frantic search for a wild bear in Utsunomiya on June 9. Iso, 65, was asked by the prefectural government to help capture the bear and it was his shot with a tranquilizer gun that put an end to the saga.
How this long-term resident avoids the annoying tourist label in Japan
Tourists enjoy themselves while crossing the famous Shibuya Crossing in Tokyo on Oct. 12.
What can Asia do to avoid crossing crucial climate tipping points?
Motorists drive through a road covered with smog from wildfires nearby in Ogan Ilir in Indonesia's South Sumatra province on Sept. 25.
91AV原创 permanent residency reform has a glaring blind spot
Japan's immigration reforms risk creating uncertainty by tying permanent residency more closely to language proficiency before clear assessment standards and supporting infrastructure are in place.
Japan weighs how to evacuate thousands of tourists if Mount Fuji erupts
Climbers and visitors gather on the first day of the climbing season at the Fuji Yoshidaguchi Trail, at the fifth station on the slopes of Mount Fuji, in Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi Prefecture, on July 1, 2024.

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