Kōjō Tanaka
Japanese photographer
Died on Friday May 6th 2016
Famous Dead People from Japan
Over 600 obituaries for famous people from Japan who died. Additional info, news, and memorial pages.
Isao Tomita
Japanese musician and composer.
Died on Thursday May 5th 2016
Kaname Harada
Japanese flying ace during World War II
Died on Tuesday May 3rd 2016
Tomohiro Matsu
Japanese manga writer
Died on Monday May 2nd 2016
Sakumi Yoshino
Japanese manga writer
Died on Wednesday April 20th 2016
Atsumi Yoshikubo
Japanese psychiatrist
Died on Thursday April 14th 2016
Toshiro Konishi
Japanese chef
Died on Sunday April 17th 2016
Tōru Ōhira
Japanese voice actor
Died on Tuesday April 12th 2016
Jun Shiraoka
Japanese photographer
Died on Thursday March 17th 2016
Shozo Awazu
Japanese judoka
Died on Thursday March 17th 2016
Shizuko Natsuki
Japanese author
Died on Monday March 21st 2016
Akira Tago
Japanese psychologist
Died on Tuesday March 15th 2016
Masanobu Deme
Japanese film director (Station to Heaven
Died on Sunday March 13th 2016
Taka Chiba
Japanese manga writer
Died on Saturday February 27th 2016
Francis Xavier Osamu Mizobe
Japanese Roman Catholic prelate
Died on Monday February 29th 2016
Shōichi Ueno
Japanese newspaper publisher (Asahi Shimbun) and philanthropist
Died on Monday February 29th 2016
Chiaki Morosawa
Japanese anime screenwriter (Mobile Suit Gundam SEED)
Died on Friday February 19th 2016
Mutsuo Tahara
Japanese judge
Died on Friday February 19th 2016
Yūko Tsushima
Japanese author
Died on Thursday February 18th 2016
Quan Minyu
Japanese singer
Died on Tuesday February 9th 2016
Asami Nagakiya
Japanese musician
Died on Wednesday February 10th 2016
Sir Christopher Zeeman
Japanese-born British mathematician
Died on Saturday February 13th 2016
Daigo Kashino
Japanese actor
Died on Monday February 15th 2016
Yasushi Nirasawa
Japanese creature designer
Died on Tuesday February 2nd 2016
Takeo Uesugi
Japanese landscape architect
Died on Tuesday January 26th 2016
Ryuichi Doi
Japanese politician
Died on Friday January 22nd 2016
Koichi Sekimoto
Japanese footballer (Sagan Tosu)
Died on Saturday January 23rd 2016
Yasutaro Koide
Japanese supercentenarian
Died on Tuesday January 19th 2016
Shigeji Kaneko
Japanese boxer
Died on Saturday January 2nd 2016
Eiji Kimizuka
Japanese general
Died on Monday December 28th 2015
Takeharu Kunimoto
Japanese musician
Died on Thursday December 24th 2015
Osamu Hayaishi
Japanese biochemist
Died on Thursday December 17th 2015
Mabuni Kenei
Japanese martial arts expert
Died on Saturday December 19th 2015
Yūzan Fujita
Japanese politician
Died on Friday December 18th 2015
Noboru Ando
Japanese actor and former yakuza
Died on Wednesday December 16th 2015
Akiyuki Nosaka
Japanese novelist (Grave of the Fireflies
Died on Wednesday December 9th 2015
Tomi Taira
Japanese actress
Died on Sunday December 6th 2015
Takamasa Sakurai
Japanese author
Died on Friday December 4th 2015
Shigeru Mizuki
Japanese manga author (GeGeGe no Kitaro
Died on Monday November 30th 2015
Sumiko Shirakawa
Japanese voice actress (Doraemon
Died on Friday November 27th 2015
Noboru Karashima
Japanese historian
Died on Thursday November 26th 2015
Kitanoumi Toshimitsu
Japanese sumo wrester
Died on Friday November 20th 2015
Kunishiro Hayashi
Japanese sword fight arranger
Died on Thursday October 29th 2015
Haruko Kato
Japanese actress
Died on Monday November 2nd 2015
Tomomi Tanaka
Japanese director and television producer (Nippon TV)
Died on Wednesday October 21st 2015
Takehiko Furuta
Japanese historian (Shinran and Ancient Japan)
Died on Wednesday October 14th 2015
Miyu Matsuki
Japanese voice actress
Died on Monday November 2nd 2015
Ryūzō Saki
Japanese writer
Died on Saturday October 31st 2015
Noriyoshi Ohrai
Japanese illustrator
Died on Tuesday October 27th 2015
Tanaka Tomomi
Japanese director and television producer (Nippon TV)
Died on Wednesday October 21st 2015
Kazuo Kumakura
Japanese actor
Died on Monday October 12th 2015
Furuta Takehiko
Japanese historian (Shinran and Ancient Japan)
Died on Wednesday October 14th 2015
Kyogon Hagiyama
Japanese politician
Died on Tuesday October 13th 2015
Miki Gorman
Japanese-born American marathon runner
Died on Saturday September 19th 2015
Isao Hosoe
Japanese designer
Died on Saturday October 3rd 2015
Eiji Maruyama
Japanese voice actor
Died on Thursday September 24th 2015
Asako Kishi
Japanese cookery journalist
Died on Tuesday September 22nd 2015
Naomi Kawashima
Japanese actress
Died on Thursday September 24th 2015
Kikujiro Fukushima
Japanese photographer
Died on Thursday September 24th 2015
Masajuro Shiokawa
Japanese politician
Died on Saturday September 19th 2015
Takuma Nakahira
Japanese photographer
Died on Thursday September 3rd 2015
Ryohei Yanagihara
Japanese illustrator
Died on Monday August 17th 2015
Akira Tanno
Japanese photographer
Died on Wednesday August 5th 2015
Takashi Amano
Japanese aquarist and photographer
Died on Tuesday August 4th 2015
Hiroyuki Agawa
Japanese writer (The Reluctant Admiral: Yamamoto and the Imperial Navy
Died on Wednesday August 5th 2015
Masayuki Izumi
Japanese actor
Died on Tuesday July 28th 2015
Takeshi Katō
Japanese actor
Died on Friday July 31st 2015
Shiina Mota
Japanese composer
Died on Thursday July 23rd 2015
Siina Mota
Japanese Composer
Died on Thursday July 23rd 2015
Shigeko Kubota
Japanese artist
Died on Thursday July 23rd 2015
Shunsuke Tsurumi
Japanese philosopher and anti-war activist
Died on Monday July 20th 2015
Masao Horiba
Japanese businessman
Died on Tuesday July 14th 2015
Masahiko Aoki
Japanese economist
Died on Wednesday July 15th 2015
Satoru Iwata
Japanese businessman
Died on Saturday July 11th 2015
Masabumi Kikuchi
Japanese jazz pianist
Died on Tuesday July 7th 2015
Sakari Momoi
Japanese supercentinarian
Died on Sunday July 5th 2015
Tsukasa Kanda
Japanese convicted murderer
Died on Friday June 26th 2015
Takanonami Sadahiro
Japanese sumo wrestler and coach
Died on Saturday June 20th 2015
Kazuya Tatekabe
Japanese voice actor (Doraemon
Died on Thursday June 18th 2015
Kazuo Chiba
Japanese Aikido teacher
Died on Friday June 5th 2015
Hiroshi Koizumi
Japanese actor (Mothra
Died on Sunday May 31st 2015
Nobutaka Machimura
Japanese politician
Died on Monday June 1st 2015
Masayuki Imai
Japanese actor
Died on Thursday May 28th 2015
Keiji Matsumoto
Japanese racing driver
Died on Sunday May 17th 2015
Eiichi Ohtaki
Japanese musician (Happy End)
Died on Monday December 30th 2013
Kazuyoshi Kino
Japanese Buddhist scholar
Died on Saturday December 28th 2013
Kazutami Watanabe
Japanese scholar of French literature
Died on Saturday December 21st 2013
Masafumi Ōura
Japanese volleyball player (national team)
Died on Friday December 20th 2013
Hideo Kanaya
Japanese motorcycle racer
Died on Thursday December 19th 2013
Tetsurō Kashibuchi
Japanese musician
Died on Tuesday December 17th 2013