May 2, 2015 Journalists Musicians Yashiki Takajin Japanese singer-songwriter and television presenter Died on Friday January 3rd 2014 Other journalistsAbdelwahab Doukkali Moroccan composer and performer dead at age 85Günter Jena German choral conductor and musicologist dead at age 92Luiz Sérgio Carlini Brazilian songwriter and guitarist dead at age 73James F. Sundah Indonesian songwriter dead at age 70Carlos Malcolm Jamaican trombonist, percussionist and bandleader dead at age 91Aimable Karasira Rwandan academic, YouTuber and dissident, drug overdose diesJesse Hector English musician dead at age 78Guto Graça Mello Brazilian composer and music producer dead at age 78Jonathan Tiersten public figure dead at age 60Jorge Calandrelli Argentine composer dead at age 86More from JapanKoji Suzuki Japanese writer dead at age 68Kenji Ohba Japanese actor and stuntman dead at age 71Kazuhiro 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 82More from January 3, 2014Larry ArndtGuillermo Arriaga FernándezEric BarnesSylvia BassotCarlos Manuel de Céspedes y García-MenocalLeon de WolffRobert DiligentPhil EverlyDonald ForstJohn M. Freeman Tags 03 January 2014 2014-01-03 January 2014 January 3 Japan Journalists Musicians Takajin Yashiki ←Saul Zaentz Larry Vognild→