March 1, 2016 Journalists Shōichi Ueno Japanese newspaper publisher (Asahi Shimbun) and philanthropist Died on Monday February 29th 2016 Other journalistsAlan Rothwell dead at age 89, public figureSophie Garel dead at age 84, French media presenter and singerVladimir Molchanov dead at age 75, Russian television host and journalistRex Reed dead at age 87, American film critic and journalistDidier Pillet dead at age 77, French journalist, editor-in-chief of Ouest-FranceJohn Barbour dead at age 93, Canadian actor, comedian, and television presenterRainer Nitschke dead at age 79, German radio and television presenterBianca Gambino dead at age 52, Colombian journalist, radio announcer and television presenterRené Cárdenas Nicaraguan sportswriter and announcer dead at age 96Kevin Ndjomo Cameroonian sports journalist diesMore from JapanKoji Suzuki Japanese writer dead at age 68Kenji Ohba Japanese actor and stuntman dead at age 71Yuji Ohno dead at age 84, Japanese musician and composerKazuhiro Ninomiya Japanese judoka dead at age 79Juliet Winters Carpenter American translator dead at age 77Gordon Snell public figure dead at age 93Katsumi Miyaji Japanese rugby union player and coach dead at age 85Adrienne Staples New Zealand politician, mayor of South Wairarapa and member of the Greater Wellington Regional Council dead at age 69Kenji Gokenya Japanese politician dead at age 87Seigō Tsuchida Japanese politician, mayor of Higashine dead at age 82More from February 29, 2016Ranginui WalkerWenn V. DeramasNihal Ahmed Maulavi Mohammed UsmanVanyo TanovHannes LöhrJosefin NilssonPeter KamnitzerLouise RennisonJosé Parra MartínezGil Hill Tags 2016-02-29 29 February 2016 February 2016 February 29 Japan Journalists Shoichi Ueno ←Rudy Bukich Kevin Collins→