May 2, 2015 Writers Shōtarō Yasuoka Japanese writer Died on Saturday January 26th 2013 Other writersMarcel Labine Canadian poet dead at age 78David Kendall American television writer and producer and film director dead at age 68Volker Hage German journalist, author and literary critic dead at age 76Gordon Snell public figure dead at age 93Yair Garbuz Israeli visual artist, writer, and opinion journalist dead at age 80Zelda F. Gamson American sociologist, pancreatic cancer dead at age 90Len Strazewski American comic book writer dead at age 71Edith Eger Hungarian-American psychologist and author dead at age 98Gerry Conway American comic book writer, screenwriter and television producer dead at age 73Alfred Slote American author dead at age 99More from JapanKazuhiro 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 82Masayoshi Tsuchida Japanese politician dead at age 82Kazuo Imanishi Japanese football player and manager, pneumonia dead at age 85Isami Okamoto Japanese baseball player and coach dead at age 95More from January 26, 2013Peter BealesAnn BartlettLeroy BonnerGökhan BudakLesley Fitz-SimonsChristine M. JonesSukekiyo KameyamaGour KhyapaStefan KudelskiDaurene Lewis Tags 2013-01-26 26 January 2013 January 2013 January 26 Japan Shōtarō Writers Yasuoka ←Thakurdas Bang Padma Kant Shukla→