Deaths from Japan
Michiyo Yasuda
Japanese animator (Spirited Away · 05 October 2016 · October 2016 · October 5 · Other
Michiyuki Kawashima
Japanese musician (Boom Boom Satellites) · 09 October 2016 · October 2016 · October 9
Kazunari Tanaka
Japanese voice actor (Haikyū!! · 10 October 2016 · October 2016 · October 10
Zenzo Matsuyama
Japanese screenwriter and director · 27 August 2016 · August 2016 · August 27
Hotaru Akane
Japanese pornographic actress · 15 August 2016 · August 2016 · August 15
Chiyonofuji Mitsugu
Japanese sumo wrestler · 31 July 2016 · July 2016 · July 31
Hiroko Nakamura
Japanese classical pianist · 26 July 2016 · July 2016 · July 26
Wahei Takeda
Japanese equity investor and food manufacturing executive · 21 July 2016 · July 2016 · July 21 · Other
Kyosen Ōhashi
Japanese television host and politician · 12 July 2016 · July 2016 · July 12 · Ohashi
Rokusuke Ei
Japanese author and lyricist ("Sukiyaki") · 11 July 2016 · July 2016 · July 11
Shōichi Fujimori
Japanese royal steward · 25 June 2016 · June 2016 · June 25 · Shoichi · Other
Hiroshi Minatoya
Japanese judoka · 15 June 2016 · June 2016 · June 15 · Other
Joseph Atsumi Misue
Japanese Roman Catholic prelate · 28 June 2016 · June 2016 · June 28 · Misue · Other
Goro Hasegawa
Japanese game inventor (Othello) · 20 June 2016 · June 2016 · June 20 · Other
Akihiro Komori
Japanese composer (Yuusha Raideen · 05 June 2016 · June 2016 · June 5
Yuka Sugizaki
Japanese animator (Attack on Titan · 28 May 2016 · May 2016 · May 28 · Other
Noriko Nishimoto
Japanese-born Australian puppeteer · 16 May 2016 · May 2016 · May 16 · Other
Yūko Mizutani
Japanese voice actress (Minnie Mouse · 17 May 2016 · May 2016 · May 17 · Yuko
Makiko Futaki
Japanese animator (Studio Ghibli) · 13 May 2016 · May 2016 · May 13 · Other
Yukio Ninagawa
Japanese director · 12 May 2016 · May 2016 · May 12 · Other
Isao Tomita
Japanese musician and composer. · 05 May 2016 · May 2016 · May 5
Kaname Harada
Japanese flying ace during World War II · 03 May 2016 · May 2016 · May 3 · Other
Tomohiro Matsu
Japanese manga writer · 02 May 2016 · May 2016 · May 2
Sakumi Yoshino
Japanese manga writer · 20 April 2016 · April 2016 · April 20
Toshiro Konishi
Japanese chef · 17 April 2016 · April 2016 · April 17 · Toshirō · Other
Kōji Wada
Japanese singer (Digimon · 03 April 2016 · April 2016 · April 3 · Koji
Shozo Awazu
Japanese judoka · 17 March 2016 · March 2016 · March 17 · Other · Shōzō
Masanobu Deme
Japanese film director (Station to Heaven · 13 March 2016 · March 2016 · March 13
Taka Chiba
Japanese manga writer · 27 February 2016 · February 2016 · February 27
Hayabusa
Japanese professional wrestler (Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling) · 04 March 2016 · March 2016 · March 4
Francis Xavier Osamu Mizobe
Japanese Roman Catholic prelate · 29 February 2016 · February 2016 · February 29 · Mizobe · Other
Shōichi Ueno
Japanese newspaper publisher (Asahi Shimbun) and philanthropist · 29 February 2016 · February 2016 · February 29 · Shoichi
Chiaki Morosawa
Japanese anime screenwriter (Mobile Suit Gundam SEED) · 19 February 2016 · February 2016 · February 19
Yasushi Nirasawa
Japanese creature designer · 02 February 2016 · February 2016 · February 2 · Other
Takeo Uesugi
Japanese landscape architect · 26 January 2016 · January 2016 · January 26 · Other
Koichi Sekimoto
Japanese footballer (Sagan Tosu) · 23 January 2016 · January 2016 · January 23 · Kōichi
Yasutaro Koide
Japanese supercentenarian · 19 January 2016 · January 2016 · January 19 · Other
Eiji Kimizuka
Japanese general · 28 December 2015 · December 2015 · December 28 · Other
Kōji Naka
Japanese actor (Sukeban Deka) · 19 December 2015 · December 2015 · December 19 · Koji
Osamu Hayaishi
Japanese biochemist · 17 December 2015 · December 2015 · December 17 · Other
Mabuni Kenei
Japanese martial arts expert · 19 December 2015 · December 2015 · December 19 · Other
Noboru Ando
Japanese actor and former yakuza · 16 December 2015 · December 2015 · December 16
Akiyuki Nosaka
Japanese novelist (Grave of the Fireflies · 09 December 2015 · December 2015 · December 9
Shigeru Mizuki
Japanese manga author (GeGeGe no Kitaro · 30 November 2015 · November 2015 · November 30
Sumiko Shirakawa
Japanese voice actress (Doraemon · 27 November 2015 · November 2015 · November 27
Kitanoumi Toshimitsu
Japanese sumo wrester · 20 November 2015 · November 2015 · November 20 · Other
Kai Atō
Japanese actor and TV personality · 16 November 2015 · November 2015 · November 16 · Ato
Kunishiro Hayashi
Japanese sword fight arranger · 29 October 2015 · October 2015 · October 29 · Other
Tomomi Tanaka
Japanese director and television producer (Nippon TV) · 21 October 2015 · October 2015 · October 21
Takehiko Furuta
Japanese historian (Shinran and Ancient Japan) · 14 October 2015 · October 2015 · October 14
Tanaka Tomomi
Japanese director and television producer (Nippon TV) · 21 October 2015 · October 2015 · October 21
Furuta Takehiko
Japanese historian (Shinran and Ancient Japan) · 14 October 2015 · October 2015 · October 14
Miki Gorman
Japanese-born American marathon runner · 19 September 2015 · September 2015 · September 19
Isao Hosoe
Japanese designer · 03 October 2015 · October 2015 · October 3 · Other
Asako Kishi
Japanese cookery journalist · 22 September 2015 · September 2015 · September 22