May 2, 2015 Writers Taeko Kono Japanese writer and critic Died on Thursday January 29th 2015 Other writersGeorge Eastman dead at age 83, Italian actor and screenwriterRobert Woodson dead at age 89, American political activistAlan Bradley dead at age 87, Canadian authorVeronika Valentová dead at age 52, Czech writer and translatorAglaia Kremezi dead at age 79, Greek food writer and journalistHieromonk Roman dead at age 71, Russian hieromonk, poet, and singerPeter Hollingworth dead at age 91, Australian Anglican bishop, archbishop of Brisbane and governor-generalSerigne Ibrahima Mahmoud Cissé dead at age 73, Senegalese teacher and religious guideMarideth Sisco dead at age 82, American author and musicianJames Robison dead at age 82, public figureMore from JapanTatsuya Hori dead at age 90, Japanese politician, governor of Hokkaido, lung cancerShinichiro Tawada dead at age 78, Japanese linguistTakahiro Fujiwara dead at age 43, Japanese voice actorKoji 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 85More from January 29, 2015Maurizio ArcieriAmparo BaróSubhash GhisinghWalter GlechnerBernice GordonTerry HollindrakeCedric KushnerNoel ListerRiichiro ManabeJosé Martins da Silva Tags 2015-01-29 29 January 2015 January 2015 January 29 Japan Kono Taeko Writers ←Cedric Kushner Terry Hollindrake→