Peggy Hayama
Japanese singer
Died on Thursday April 13th 2017
Famous Dead People from Japan
Over 600 obituaries for famous people from Japan who died. Additional info, news, and memorial pages.
Yuushi Matsuyama
Japanese composer and film scorer
Died on Monday April 10th 2017
Ryo Kagawa
Japanese folk singer
Died on Saturday April 8th 2017
Makoto Ōoka
Japanese poet and literary critic
Died on Wednesday April 5th 2017
Ikutaro Kakehashi
Japanese engineer
Died on Saturday April 1st 2017
Daisuke Satō
Japanese game designer
Died on Sunday March 26th 2017
Osamu Fujimura
Japanese phonetician
Died on Saturday March 25th 2017
Shuntaro Hida
Japanese physician
Died on Monday March 20th 2017
Tomiko Okazaki
Japanese politician
Died on Sunday March 19th 2017
Hiroto Muraoka
Japanese footballer
Died on Saturday March 18th 2017
Yoshiyuki Arai
Japanese politician
Died on Saturday March 18th 2017
Tsunehiko Watase
Japanese actor (The Incident)
Died on Thursday March 16th 2017
Morihiro Hashimoto
Japanese darts player
Died on Tuesday March 14th 2017
Kasugafuji Akihiro
Japanese sumo wrestler
Died on Monday March 13th 2017
Kōichirō Morita
Japanese physician
Died on Monday March 13th 2017
Arai Yoshiyuki
Japanese politician
Died on Monday March 13th 2017
Shinji Kojima
Japanese historian
Died on Monday March 13th 2017
Masaki Katayama
Japanese translator
Died on Monday March 13th 2017
Mutsumi Tsukumo
Japanese mangaka
Died on Monday March 13th 2017
Keisuke Nagatomo
Japanese graphic designer
Died on Monday March 13th 2017
Takashi Inoue
Japanese actor
Died on Monday March 13th 2017
Shoji Sugiyama
Japanese martial artist
Died on Monday March 13th 2017
Yasuyuki Kuwahara
Japanese footballer
Died on Monday March 13th 2017
Fumio Kitamura
Japanese landscape scholar
Died on Monday March 13th 2017
Akio Kimura
Japanese professor of Russian studies
Died on Monday March 13th 2017
Yukinori Miyabe
Japanese speedskater (1992 Olympic Games bronze medal winner)
Died on Wednesday March 8th 2017
Keisuke Tanimura
Japanese politician
Died on Monday March 6th 2017
Hiroshi Kamayatsu
Japanese musician (The Spiders)
Died on Thursday March 2nd 2017
Toshio Nakanishi
Japanese musician (Plastics)
Died on Tuesday February 28th 2017
Fumio Karashima
Japanese jazz pianist
Died on Monday February 27th 2017
Seijun Suzuki
Japanese film and television director and writer
Died on Wednesday February 22nd 2017
Tsuyoshi Yamanaka
Japanese swimmer
Died on Tuesday February 14th 2017
Jiro Taniguchi
Japanese manga artist
Died on Saturday February 11th 2017
Rina Matsuno
Japanese pop singer (Shiritsu Ebisu Chugaku)
Died on Thursday February 9th 2017
Shumon Miura
Japanese author
Died on Sunday February 5th 2017
Yoshiro Hayashi
Japanese politician
Died on Saturday February 4th 2017
Shunichiro Okano
Japanese football player
Died on Friday February 3rd 2017
Shunji Fujimura
Japanese actor (Monkey
Died on Wednesday February 1st 2017
Masaya Nakamura
Japanese businessman
Died on Monday January 30th 2017
Yuji Ijiri
Japanese-born American accounting academic
Died on Sunday January 29th 2017
Hiroki Matsukata
Japanese actor
Died on Monday January 23rd 2017
Tokio Kano
Japanese politician
Died on Saturday January 21st 2017
Kozo Kinomoto
Japanese footballer and sports executive
Died on Monday January 16th 2017
Shigeru Kōyama
Japanese actor (Samurai Rebellion
Died on Monday January 16th 2017
Akio Takamori
Japanese-born American sculptor
Died on Friday January 13th 2017
Kosei Kamo
Japanese tennis player
Died on Thursday January 12th 2017
Jinpachi Nezu
Japanese actor (Farewell to the Land)
Died on Friday December 30th 2016
Archie Miyatake
Japanese photographer
Died on Saturday December 24th 2016
Shūji Iuchi
Japanese anime director (Crush Gear Turbo
Died on Tuesday December 20th 2016
Sata Isobe
Japanese volleyball player
Died on Tuesday December 20th 2016
Paul Shinichi Itonaga
Japanese Roman Catholic prelate
Died on Sunday December 18th 2016
Sadatoshi Ozato
Japanese politician
Died on Friday December 16th 2016
Harley Saito
Japanese professional wrestler
Died on Thursday December 15th 2016
Chonosuke Takagi
Japanese judoka
Died on Sunday December 11th 2016
Mika Kurosawa
Japanese dancer and choreographer
Died on Saturday December 10th 2016
Hiroshi Arakawa
Japanese professional baseball player
Died on Sunday December 4th 2016
Haruka Eigen
Japanese professional wrestler
Died on Tuesday November 29th 2016
Masatoshi Kurata
Japanese politician
Died on Wednesday November 23rd 2016
Kenichirō Takai
Japanese manga writer
Died on Monday November 14th 2016
Osamu Ishiguro
Japanese tennis player
Died on Thursday November 10th 2016
Genjiro Arato
Japanese filmmaker and actor
Died on Monday November 7th 2016
Yuichi Takai
Japanese writer
Died on Thursday October 27th 2016
Haguroiwa Tomomi
Japanese sumo wrestler
Died on Monday October 24th 2016
Mikijirō Hira
Japanese actor (Rampo
Died on Monday October 24th 2016
Kaneta Kimotsuki
Japanese voice actor (Doraemon
Died on Monday October 24th 2016
Junko Tabei
Japanese mountaineer
Died on Saturday October 22nd 2016
Kenji Kosaka
Japanese politician
Died on Saturday October 22nd 2016
Seiji Hirao
Japanese rugby union player and coach
Died on Thursday October 20th 2016
Michiyo Yasuda
Japanese animator (Spirited Away
Died on Wednesday October 5th 2016
Michiyuki Kawashima
Japanese musician (Boom Boom Satellites)
Died on Sunday October 9th 2016
Kazunari Tanaka
Japanese voice actor (Haikyū!!
Died on Monday October 10th 2016
Haruko Wakita
Japanese historian
Died on Tuesday September 27th 2016
Koichi Kato
Japanese politician
Died on Friday September 9th 2016
Zenzo Matsuyama
Japanese screenwriter and director
Died on Saturday August 27th 2016
Hotaru Akane
Japanese pornographic actress
Died on Monday August 15th 2016
Shūgorō Nakazato
Japanese martial artist
Died on Thursday August 25th 2016
Morihiko Hiramatsu
Japanese politician
Died on Monday August 22nd 2016
Yasumitsu Toyoda
Japanese baseball player
Died on Sunday August 14th 2016
Chiyonofuji Mitsugu
Japanese sumo wrestler
Died on Sunday July 31st 2016
Hiroko Nakamura
Japanese classical pianist
Died on Tuesday July 26th 2016
Wahei Takeda
Japanese equity investor and food manufacturing executive
Died on Thursday July 21st 2016
Tomohiko Kira
Japanese guitarist and composer
Died on Sunday July 3rd 2016
Kyosen Ōhashi
Japanese television host and politician
Died on Tuesday July 12th 2016
Rokusuke Ei
Japanese author and lyricist ("Sukiyaki")
Died on Monday July 11th 2016
Shōichi Fujimori
Japanese royal steward
Died on Saturday June 25th 2016
Hiroshi Minatoya
Japanese judoka
Died on Wednesday June 15th 2016
Joseph Atsumi Misue
Japanese Roman Catholic prelate
Died on Tuesday June 28th 2016
Goro Hasegawa
Japanese game inventor (Othello)
Died on Monday June 20th 2016
Kunio Hatoyama
Japanese politician
Died on Tuesday June 21st 2016
Yumi Shirakawa
Japanese actress
Died on Wednesday June 15th 2016
Akihiro Komori
Japanese composer (Yuusha Raideen
Died on Sunday June 5th 2016
Tsuyoshi Makino
Japanese author
Died on Friday May 20th 2016
Yuka Sugizaki
Japanese animator (Attack on Titan
Died on Saturday May 28th 2016
Noriko Nishimoto
Japanese-born Australian puppeteer
Died on Monday May 16th 2016
Yūko Mizutani
Japanese voice actress (Minnie Mouse
Died on Tuesday May 17th 2016
Mitsuo Horiuchi
Japanese politician
Died on Monday May 16th 2016
Makiko Futaki
Japanese animator (Studio Ghibli)
Died on Friday May 13th 2016
Yukio Ninagawa
Japanese director
Died on Thursday May 12th 2016