Saizo Kishimoto
Japanese yakuza (Yamaguchi-gumi)
Died on Friday January 17th 2014
Famous Dead People from Japan
Over 600 obituaries for famous people from Japan who died. Additional info, news, and memorial pages.
Seizō Katō
Japanese voice actor
Died on Friday January 17th 2014
Hiroo Onoda
Japanese Imperial Army WWII intelligence officer
Died on Thursday January 16th 2014
Hiroshi Yoshino
Japanese poet
Died on Wednesday January 15th 2014
Tsunetoshi Tanaka
Japanese politician
Died on Sunday January 12th 2014
Keiko Awaji
Japanese actress (Stray Dog
Died on Saturday January 11th 2014
Tesshin Okada
Japanese boxer
Died on Monday January 6th 2014
Yashiki Takajin
Japanese singer-songwriter and television presenter
Died on Friday January 3rd 2014
Kenji Goto
Japanese journalist and ISIS hostage
Died on Friday January 30th 2015
Tenkoko Sonoda
Japanese politician
Died on Thursday January 29th 2015
Riichiro Manabe
Japanese composer
Died on Thursday January 29th 2015
Taeko Kono
Japanese writer and critic
Died on Thursday January 29th 2015
Chin Shunshin
Japanese author
Died on Wednesday January 21st 2015
Hitoshi Saito
Japanese judoka
Died on Tuesday January 20th 2015
Yasuaki Taiho
Taiwanese-born Japanese baseball player (Chunichi Dragons
Died on Sunday January 18th 2015
Kazumasa Hirai
Japanese manga author (8 Man
Died on Saturday January 17th 2015
Chikao Ōtsuka
Japanese voice actor (Lupin III
Died on Thursday January 15th 2015
Yoko Nagae Ceschina
Japanese classical music philanthropist
Died on Saturday January 10th 2015
Kenji Ekuan
Japanese industrial designer (Kikkoman soy sauce dispenser)
Died on Sunday February 8th 2015
Yutaka Katayama
Japanese automotive executive (Nissan)
Died on Thursday February 19th 2015
Tomie Ohtake
Japanese-born Brazilian artist
Died on Thursday February 12th 2015
Cocoa Fujiwara
Japanese manga author
Died on Tuesday March 31st 2015
Kuniyoshi Kaneko
Japanese painter
Died on Tuesday March 17th 2015
Yoshihiro Tatsumi
Japanese manga author
Died on Saturday March 7th 2015
Shinji Ogawa
Japanese voice actor (The Rose of Versailles
Died on Saturday March 7th 2015
Yoshihiko Osaki
Japanese Olympic swimmer
Died on Tuesday April 28th 2015
Ashura Hara
Japanese professional wrestler
Died on Wednesday April 29th 2015
Kunihiko Kase
Japanese musician
Died on Tuesday April 21st 2015
Nagare Hagiwara
Japanese actor
Died on Thursday April 23rd 2015
Yoichi Funado
Japanese novelist
Died on Thursday April 23rd 2015
Akira Machida
Japanese Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
Died on Monday April 6th 2015
Hiroyuki Nishimoto
Japanese voice actor (Moomin)
Died on Monday April 20th 2015
Kinya Aikawa
Japanese actor
Died on Thursday April 16th 2015
Misao Okawa
Japanese supercentenarian
Died on Thursday April 2nd 2015
George Wang dead at age 96
George Wang, the Taiwanese actor and producer,
died on March 27, 2015, at age 96. Born Wang Chun-yang in Dandong, Liaoning, in 1918, he studied at Northeastern University before leaving…