Toshiko Karasawa
Japanese politician
Died on Monday December 2nd 2013
Famous Dead People from Japan
Over 600 obituaries for famous people from Japan who died. Additional info, news, and memorial pages.
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
Mieno Eiko
Japanese politician
Died on Wednesday November 27th 2013
Seiji Tsutsumi
Japanese writer and businessman
Died on Monday November 25th 2013
Toshiaki Tsushima
Japanese film score composer (The Fall of Ako Castle
Died on Monday November 25th 2013
Ryōko Kinomiya
Japanese voice actress (Galaxy Express 999
Died on Monday November 25th 2013
Jun-Ichi Igusa
Japanese mathematician
Died on Monday November 25th 2013
Chieko Aioi
Japanese actress and voice actress
Died on Wednesday November 13th 2013
Chiyoko Shimakura
Japanese singer and actress
Died on Friday November 8th 2013
Mitsuo Komatsubara
Japanese professional golfer
Died on Saturday November 2nd 2013
Tetsuharu Kawakami
Japanese baseball player and manager (Yomiuri Giants)
Died on Monday October 28th 2013
Masae Kasai
Japanese Olympic champion volleyball player (1964)
Died on Thursday October 3rd 2013
Tokiko Iwatani
Japanese lyricist
Died on Friday October 25th 2013
Shun Akiyama
Japanese literary critic
Died on Wednesday October 2nd 2013
Yanwari Kazama
Japanese cartoonist
Died on Tuesday October 22nd 2013
Kanjuro Shibata XX
Japanese bowmaker and kyūdō teacher
Died on Monday October 21st 2013
Yukichi Amano
Japanese columnist
Died on Sunday October 20th 2013
Mikihiko Renjō
Japanese novelist
Died on Saturday October 19th 2013
Ryōzō Nagashima
Japanese editor and translator
Died on Monday October 14th 2013
Kōichi Iijima
Japanese poet
Died on Monday October 14th 2013
Takashi Yanase
Japanese cartoonist (Anpanman)
Died on Sunday October 13th 2013
Tatsuo Ozawa
Japanese politician (Minister of Welfare)
Died on Sunday October 13th 2013
Toshio Udō
Japanese writer and critic
Died on Friday October 11th 2013
Sohei Miyashita
Japanese politician
Died on Thursday October 10th 2013
Tomoyuki Dan
Japanese actor (Kamen Rider W) and voice actor (Naruto
Died on Thursday October 10th 2013
Yakkun Sakurazuka
Japanese comedian and voice actor (Full Moon o Sagashite
Died on Saturday October 5th 2013
Tadashi Maeda
Japanese politician
Died on Monday October 28th 2013
Akira Miyoshi
Japanese composer
Died on Friday October 4th 2013
Toyoko Yamasaki
Japanese writer
Died on Sunday September 29th 2013
Takafusa Nakamura
Japanese economist
Died on Thursday September 26th 2013
Taro Ishida
Japanese voice actor (Astro Boy
Died on Saturday September 21st 2013
Hiroshi Yamauchi
Japanese businessman
Died on Thursday September 19th 2013
Eiji Toyoda
Japanese industrialist (Toyota Motor Company)
Died on Tuesday September 17th 2013
Shinya Taniguchi
Japanese Olympic swimmer (2000)
Died on Wednesday September 4th 2013
Makoto Moroi
Japanese composer
Died on Monday September 2nd 2013
Akio Hattori
Japanese mathematician
Died on Sunday August 25th 2013
Keiko Fuji
Japanese singer and actress
Died on Thursday August 22nd 2013
Jun Sadogawa
Japanese manga author (Muteki Kanban Musume)
Died on Tuesday August 13th 2013
Hiroshi Ogawa
Japanese animator (Crayon Shin-chan
Died on Wednesday August 7th 2013
Eiichi Kawatei
Japanese sports executive (ITF
Died on Saturday August 3rd 2013
Jūgatsu Toi
Japanese travel writer
Died on Sunday July 28th 2013
Ryuchi Matsuda
Japanese martial arts writer
Died on Wednesday July 24th 2013
Jokichi Ikarashi
Japanese supercentenarian
Died on Tuesday July 23rd 2013
Nobuyuki Aihara
Japanese gymnast
Died on Tuesday July 16th 2013
Takako Takahashi
Japanese novelist and French language translator
Died on Friday July 12th 2013
Masao Yoshida
Japanese nuclear engineer
Died on Tuesday July 9th 2013
Senji Yamaguchi
Japanese atomic bomb survivor (Nagasaki) and anti-war activist
Died on Saturday July 6th 2013
Akitsugu Amata
Japanese swordsmith
Died on Friday July 5th 2013
Noboru Kousaka
Japanese politician
Died on Tuesday July 2nd 2013
Hirohiko Nakamura
Japanese politician
Died on Wednesday July 31st 2013
Ryūtarō Nakamura
Japanese animation director and storyboard artist (Serial Experiments Lain
Died on Saturday June 29th 2013
Sakaida Kakiemon XIV
Japanese potter
Died on Saturday June 15th 2013
Kenji Utsumi
Japanese voice actor (Fist of the North Star
Died on Thursday June 13th 2013
Jiroemon Kimura
Japanese supercentenarian
Died on Wednesday June 12th 2013
Nada Inada
Japanese psychiatrist and writer
Died on Thursday June 6th 2013
Takkō Ishimori
Japanese voice actor (One Piece
Died on Wednesday June 5th 2013
Kozo Igarashi
Japanese politician
Died on Tuesday May 7th 2013
Shinji Maki
Japanese comedian
Died on Monday April 29th 2013
Yoshio Tabata
Japanese ryūkōka and enka singer
Died on Thursday April 25th 2013
Azuma Konno
Japanese politician
Died on Wednesday April 24th 2013
Toshio Narahashi
Japanese pharmacologist
Died on Sunday April 21st 2013
Rentarō Mikuni
Japanese actor (Rikyu) and director
Died on Sunday April 14th 2013
Yasuhiro Yamada
Japanese footballer
Died on Monday April 8th 2013
Noboru Yamaguchi
Japanese author (The Familiar of Zero)
Died on Thursday April 4th 2013
Seijin Noborikawa
Japanese folk musician
Died on Tuesday March 19th 2013
Masamichi Noro
Japanese aikidoka
Died on Friday March 15th 2013
Masao Yamaguchi
Japanese anthropologist
Died on Sunday March 10th 2013
Takashi Iwashige
Japanese manga artist
Died on Wednesday March 6th 2013
Seki Matsunaga
Japanese footballer
Died on Monday March 4th 2013
Donald Richie
American-born Japanese film critic and cinematic author
Died on Tuesday February 19th 2013
Chieko Honda
Japanese voice actress (Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ
Died on Monday February 18th 2013
Kazuo Tsunoda
Japanese fighter pilot
Died on Thursday February 14th 2013
Yasushi Takahashi
Japanese theoretical physicist
Died on Tuesday February 12th 2013
Yasuko Hatoyama
Japanese political financier
Died on Monday February 11th 2013
Ikuzo Sakurai
Japanese politician
Died on Sunday February 10th 2013
Keiko Fukuda
Japanese-born American martial artist
Died on Saturday February 9th 2013
Ichikawa Danjūrō XII
Japanese Kabuki actor
Died on Sunday February 3rd 2013
Kaoru Shimamura
Japanese voice actress
Died on Tuesday February 26th 2013
Kaoru Kobayashi
Japanese criminal
Died on Thursday February 21st 2013
Masahiro Kanagawa
Japanese criminal
Died on Thursday February 21st 2013
Taihō Kōki
Japanese sumo wrestler
Died on Saturday January 19th 2013
Hōō Tomomichi
Japanese sumo wrestler
Died on Wednesday January 16th 2013
Nagisa Oshima
Japanese director and screenwriter (In the Realm of the Senses)
Died on Tuesday January 15th 2013
Riki Kawara
Japanese politician
Died on Sunday January 13th 2013
Itaru Ishida
Japanese Magic: The Gathering player
Died on Sunday January 13th 2013
Koto Okubo
Japanese supercentenarian
Died on Saturday January 12th 2013
Tatsuji Nomura
Japanese scientist
Died on Friday January 11th 2013
Hisayuki Sasaki
Japanese golf player
Died on Thursday January 3rd 2013
Shōtarō Yasuoka
Japanese writer
Died on Saturday January 26th 2013
Hiroshi Nakajima
Japanese physician
Died on Saturday January 26th 2013