Hirofumi Uzawa died at age 86
Japanese economist Died on Thursday September 18th 2014
Famous Dead People from Japan
Over 600 obituaries for famous people from Japan who died. Additional info, news, and memorial pages.
Wakachichibu Komei dies at age 75
Japanese sumo wrestler Died on Wednesday September 17th 2014
Iwao Akiyama death at age 93
Japanese printmaker Died on Monday September 15th 2014
Takatada Ihara dies at 85
Japanese television producer and director Died on Sunday September 14th 2014
Yoshinori Sakai obituary: died at age 69
Japanese athlete Died on Wednesday September 10th 2014
Yoshiko Yamaguchi dies at age 94
Chinese-born Japanese actress (Eternity) and singer Died on Sunday September 7th 2014
Yoko Yamaguchi has died at age 77
Japanese songwriter and novelist Died on Saturday September 6th 2014
Ichirō Satsuki passes away at age 95
Japanese rōkyoku performer Died on Thursday September 4th 2014
Iemasa Kayumi death at age 80
Japanese voice actor (Lupin III Died on Tuesday September 30th 2014
Chūsei Sone passes away at age 76
Japanese film director (Angel Guts: Red Classroom) Died on Tuesday August 26th 2014
Death of Aiko Miyawaki at age 84
Japanese sculptor Died on Wednesday August 20th 2014
Nobuyuki Sekiyama dead at age 80
Japanese politician Died on Monday August 18th 2014
Kongō Masahiro, died aged 65
Japanese sumo wrestler Died on Tuesday August 12th 2014
Futatsuryū Jun’ichi dies at age 64
Japanese sumo wrestler Died on Tuesday August 12th 2014
Yasuyuki Nakai passes away at age 60
Japanese baseball player (Yomiuri Giants) Died on Saturday August 9th 2014
Mitsuo Higashinaka passed away at age 90
Japanese politician Died on Thursday August 7th 2014
Yoshiki Sasai dead at age 52
Japanese biologist (RIKEN) Died on Tuesday August 5th 2014
Mayumi Inaba dies at 64
Japanese writer Died on Saturday August 30th 2014
Obituary: Ryūko Seihō, dead at age 73
Japanese sumo wrestler and actor Died on Friday August 29th 2014
Norihiro Nakajima dies at age 64
Japanese manga artist Died on Thursday August 28th 2014
Masakane Yonekura, died aged 80
Japanese actor and stage director Died on Tuesday August 26th 2014
Shūsei Nakamura death at age 79
Japanese voice actor (Ashita no Joe Died on Wednesday July 30th 2014
Kyozan Joshu obituary: died at age 107
Japanese-born American Rinzai Zen teacher Died on Sunday July 27th 2014
On Kawara dies at 81
Japanese conceptual artist Died on Thursday July 10th 2014
Kaneyasu Marutani dies at 94
Japanese politician Died on Tuesday June 3rd 2014
Tarō Naka dead at age 92
Japanese poet Died on Sunday June 1st 2014
Death of Ichiro Komatsu at age 63
Japanese civil servant and diplomat Died on Monday June 23rd 2014
Yozo Ishikawa dies at 88
Japanese politician Died on Saturday June 21st 2014
Yoo Byung-eun died at age 73
Japanese-born South Korean religious leader and businessman Died on Thursday June 12th 2014
Kim Heungsou has died at age 94
Japanese Korean-born South Korean harmonism artist Died on Monday June 9th 2014
Prince Katsura passes away at age 66
Japanese royal Died on Sunday June 8th 2014
Kōji Kojima death at age 83
Japanese Olympic volleyball coach (1972) Died on Tuesday May 27th 2014
Shinichi Yamaji passed away at age 50
Japanese racing car driver Died on Monday May 26th 2014
Kaiketsu Masateru died at age 66
Japanese sumo wrestler (Ozeki) and executive Died on Sunday May 18th 2014
Noribumi Suzuki obituary: died at age 80
Japanese film director (Torakku Yarō) Died on Thursday May 15th 2014
Kōji Yada obituary: died at age 81
Japanese voice actor (One Piece Died on Thursday May 1st 2014
Junichi Watanabe passed away at age 80
Japanese writer (A Lost Paradise) Died on Wednesday April 30th 2014
Yukio Takefuta obituary: died at age 78
Japanese English education scholar Died on Wednesday April 30th 2014
Ken Kagaya, died aged 70
Japanese politician Died on Thursday April 24th 2014
Death of Yoshio Shinozuka at age 90
Japanese Imperial Army soldier (Unit 731) Died on Sunday April 20th 2014
Akira Endo passed away at age 75
Japanese-born American conductor Died on Thursday April 3rd 2014
Obituary: Keizō Kanie, dead at age 69
Japanese actor Died on Sunday March 30th 2014
Death of Ken Utsui at age 82
Japanese actor (Super Giant) Died on Friday March 14th 2014
Runa Akiyama passes away at age 59
Japanese voice actress Died on Saturday March 8th 2014
Shōji Yasui has died at age 85
Japanese actor (The Burmese Harp) Died on Monday March 3rd 2014
Michio Mado passed away at age 104
Japanese poet Died on Friday February 28th 2014
Toshiko D’Elia obituary: died at age 84
Japanese-born American long-distance runner Died on Wednesday February 19th 2014
Kokichi Shimoinaba passes away at age 87
Japanese politician and police chief Died on Monday February 17th 2014
Ken’ichi Yamamoto passed away at age 57
Japanese novelist Died on Thursday February 13th 2014
Hōzan Yamamoto, died aged 76
Japanese musician Died on Monday February 10th 2014
Death of Nishioka Tsuneo at age 90
Japanese martial artist Died on Saturday February 8th 2014
Tōru Mori dies at 78
Japanese baseball player Died on Thursday February 6th 2014
Hiroyuki Suzuki passed away at age 68
Japanese architectural historian Died on Monday February 3rd 2014
Saizo Kishimoto died at age 85
Japanese yakuza (Yamaguchi-gumi) Died on Friday January 17th 2014
Obituary: Seizō Katō, dead at age 86
Japanese voice actor Died on Friday January 17th 2014
Hiroo Onoda, died aged 91
Japanese Imperial Army WWII intelligence officer Died on Thursday January 16th 2014
Hiroshi Yoshino died at age 87
Japanese poet Died on Wednesday January 15th 2014
Tsunetoshi Tanaka dies at age 88
Japanese politician Died on Sunday January 12th 2014
Keiko Awaji obituary: died at age 80
Japanese actress (Stray Dog Died on Saturday January 11th 2014
Tesshin Okada, died aged 21
Japanese boxer Died on Monday January 6th 2014
Yashiki Takajin has died at age 64
Japanese singer-songwriter and television presenter Died on Friday January 3rd 2014
Kazuhiko Sakazaki passed away at age 76
Japanese baseball player (Yomiuri Giants) Died on Tuesday January 28th 2014
Oiteyama Hirokuni passes away at age 75
Japanese sumo wrestler Died on Thursday January 2nd 2014
Gudo Wafu passes away at age 94
Japanese Zen Buddhist priest and teacher Died on Tuesday January 28th 2014
Death of Yōko Mitsui at age 78
Japanese poet Died on Thursday January 2nd 2014
Masaaki Tsukada died at age 74
Japanese voice actor (Bleach Died on Monday January 27th 2014
Tokuo Yamashita, died aged 94
Japanese politician Died on Wednesday January 1st 2014
Death of Ichirō Nagai at age 82
Japanese voice actor (Sazae-san Died on Monday January 27th 2014
Obituary: Higashifushimi Kunihide, dead at age 103
Japanese Buddhist monk Died on Wednesday January 1st 2014
Masako Bandō dead at age 55
Japanese novelist Died on Monday January 27th 2014
Katsuyo Kobayashi died at age 76
Japanese food critic (Iron Chef) Died on Thursday January 23rd 2014
Kiyoharu Ishiwata death at age 73
Japanese politician Died on Monday January 20th 2014
Takao Iwami, died aged 78
Japanese political pundit Died on Saturday January 18th 2014
Chin Shunshin passed away at age 90
Japanese author Died on Wednesday January 21st 2015
Hitoshi Saito passed away at age 54
Japanese judoka Died on Tuesday January 20th 2015
Yasuaki Taiho death at age 51
Taiwanese-born Japanese baseball player (Chunichi Dragons Died on Sunday January 18th 2015
Kazumasa Hirai dies at age 76
Japanese manga author (8 Man Died on Saturday January 17th 2015
Chikao Ōtsuka passed away at age 85
Japanese voice actor (Lupin III Died on Thursday January 15th 2015
Yoko Nagae, died aged 82
Japanese classical music philanthropist Died on Saturday January 10th 2015
Kenji Goto dead at age 47
Japanese journalist and ISIS hostage Died on Friday January 30th 2015
Tenkoko Sonoda, died aged 96
Japanese politician Died on Thursday January 29th 2015
Riichiro Manabe, died aged 90
Japanese composer Died on Thursday January 29th 2015
Taeko Kono obituary: died at age 88
Japanese writer and critic Died on Thursday January 29th 2015
Yutaka Katayama death at age 105
Japanese automotive executive (Nissan) Died on Thursday February 19th 2015
Death of Tomie Ohtake at age 101
Japanese-born Brazilian artist Died on Thursday February 12th 2015
Kenji Ekuan obituary: died at age 85
Japanese industrial designer (Kikkoman soy sauce dispenser) Died on Sunday February 8th 2015
Stay Gold dies at age 20
Japanese Thoroughbred racehorse Died on Thursday February 5th 2015
Cocoa Fujiwara dies at age 31
Japanese manga author Died on Tuesday March 31st 2015
Kuniyoshi Kaneko dies at 78
Japanese painter Died on Tuesday March 17th 2015
Yoshihiro Tatsumi died at age 79
Japanese manga author Died on Saturday March 7th 2015
Shinji Ogawa died at age 74
Japanese voice actor (The Rose of Versailles Died on Saturday March 7th 2015
Yoshihiko Osaki passes away at age 76
Japanese Olympic swimmer Died on Tuesday April 28th 2015
Ashura Hara dies at age 68
Japanese professional wrestler Died on Wednesday April 29th 2015
Kunihiko Kase death at age 74
Japanese musician Died on Tuesday April 21st 2015
Nagare Hagiwara passes away at age 62
Japanese actor Died on Thursday April 23rd 2015
Yoichi Funado dead at age 71
Japanese novelist Died on Thursday April 23rd 2015
Obituary: Kō Kojima, dead at age 87
Japanese manga artist Died on Wednesday April 15th 2015
Akira Machida dead at age 78
Japanese Chief Justice of the Supreme Court Died on Monday April 6th 2015
Hiroyuki Nishimoto passes away at age 88
Japanese voice actor (Moomin) Died on Monday April 20th 2015