Kōji Yada
Japanese voice actor (One Piece · 01 May 2014 · May 2014 · May 1 · Koji
Deaths from Japan
Junichi Watanabe
Japanese writer (A Lost Paradise) · 30 April 2014 · April 2014 · April 30
Yukio Takefuta
Japanese English education scholar · 30 April 2014 · April 2014 · April 30
Yoshio Shinozuka
Japanese Imperial Army soldier (Unit 731) · 20 April 2014 · April 2014 · April 20 · Other
Akira Endo
Japanese-born American conductor · 03 April 2014 · April 2014 · April 3
Ken Utsui
Japanese actor (Super Giant) · 14 March 2014 · March 2014 · March 14
Shōji Yasui
Japanese actor (The Burmese Harp) · 03 March 2014 · March 2014 · March 3 · Shoji
Toshiko D’Elia
Japanese-born American long-distance runner · 19 February 2014 · February 2014 · February 19 · Delia
Kokichi Shimoinaba
Japanese politician and police chief · 17 February 2014 · February 2014 · February 17
Hiroyuki Suzuki
Japanese architectural historian · 03 February 2014 · February 2014 · February 3
Katsuyo Kobayashi
Japanese food critic (Iron Chef) · 23 January 2014 · January 2014 · January 23
Takao Iwami
Japanese political pundit · 18 January 2014 · January 2014 · January 18 · Other
Saizo Kishimoto
Japanese yakuza (Yamaguchi-gumi) · 17 January 2014 · January 2014 · January 17 · Other
Hiroo Onoda
Japanese Imperial Army WWII intelligence officer · 16 January 2014 · January 2014 · January 16 · Other
Keiko Awaji
Japanese actress (Stray Dog · 11 January 2014 · January 2014 · January 11
Kazuhiko Sakazaki
Japanese baseball player (Yomiuri Giants) · 28 January 2014 · January 2014 · January 28
Gudo Wafu Nishijima
Japanese Zen Buddhist priest and teacher · 28 January 2014 · January 2014 · January 28 · Nishijima · Other
Masaaki Tsukada
Japanese voice actor (Bleach · 27 January 2014 · January 2014 · January 27
Ichirō Nagai
Japanese voice actor (Sazae-san · 27 January 2014 · January 2014 · January 27 · Ichiro
Higashifushimi Kunihide
Japanese Buddhist monk · 01 January 2014 · January 2014 · January 1 · Other
Hitoshi Saito
Japanese judoka · 20 January 2015 · January 2015 · January 20 · Other
Yasuaki Taiho
Taiwanese-born Japanese baseball player (Chunichi Dragons · 18 January 2015 · January 2015 · January 18 · Taihō
Kazumasa Hirai
Japanese manga author (8 Man · 17 January 2015 · January 2015 · January 17
Chikao Ōtsuka
Japanese voice actor (Lupin III · 15 January 2015 · January 2015 · January 15 · Otsuka
Yoko Nagae Ceschina
Japanese classical music philanthropist · 10 January 2015 · January 2015 · January 10 · Ceschina · Other · Yôko
Kenji Goto
Japanese journalist and ISIS hostage · 30 January 2015 · January 2015 · January 30 · Gotō
Yutaka Katayama
Japanese automotive executive (Nissan) · 19 February 2015 · February 2015 · February 19 · Other
Kenji Ekuan
Japanese industrial designer (Kikkoman soy sauce dispenser) · 08 February 2015 · February 2015 · February 8 · Other
Stay Gold
Japanese Thoroughbred racehorse · 05 February 2015 · February 2015 · February 5 · Other
Shinji Ogawa
Japanese voice actor (The Rose of Versailles · 07 March 2015 · March 2015 · March 7
Cocoa Fujiwara
Japanese manga author · 31 March 2015 · March 2015 · March 31
Yoshihiro Tatsumi
Japanese manga author · 07 March 2015 · March 2015 · March 7
Yoshihiko Osaki
Japanese Olympic swimmer · 28 April 2015 · April 2015 · April 28
Ashura Hara
Japanese professional wrestler · 29 April 2015 · April 2015 · April 29
Kō Kojima
Japanese manga artist · 15 April 2015 · April 2015 · April 15
Akira Machida
Japanese Chief Justice of the Supreme Court · 06 April 2015 · April 2015 · April 6
Hiroyuki Nishimoto
Japanese voice actor (Moomin) · 20 April 2015 · April 2015 · April 20
Misao Okawa
Japanese supercentenarian · 02 April 2015 · April 2015 · April 2 · Other