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null, "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hasegawa_Katsutoshi" }, { "name": "Norihiko Kitahara dead at age 71, Japanese Olympic basketball player", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/norihiko-kitahara", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [ { "source_type": "news_confirmation", "publisher": "chunichi.co.jp", "url": "https://www.chunichi.co.jp/article/1262780", "relationship": "confirms death", "title": "北原憲彦さん死去 バスケ７６年五輪代表" } ], "age": 71, "death_date": "2026-05-30", "reported_date": "2026-05-30", "published_at": "2026-05-30T16:02:32+01:00", "occupation": [ "japanese olympic basketball player", "athletes" ], "nationality": [ "Japan" ], "description": "Norihiko Kitahara, Japanese Olympic basketball player.", "image_url": null, "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norihiko_Kitahara" }, { "name": "Yoshiharu Yamaguchi dead at age 83, Japanese rugby union player", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/yoshiharu-yamaguchi", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 83, "death_date": "2026-05-29", "reported_date": "2026-05-29", "published_at": "2026-05-29T00:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "japanese rugby union player", "athletes" ], "nationality": [ "Japan", "New Zealand" ], "description": "Yoshiharu Yamaguchi, Japanese rugby union player.", "image_url": null, "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yoshiharu_Yamaguchi", "cause_of_death": { "label": "Stroke", "status": "reported", "cause_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/Deaths-From-stroke" } }, { "name": "Mamoru Ozaki dead at age 91, Japanese bureaucrat", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/mamoru-ozaki", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [ { "source_type": "news_confirmation", "publisher": "jiji.com", "url": "https://www.jiji.com/jc/article?k=2026060401004&g=eco", "relationship": "confirms death", "title": "尾崎護さん死去＝元大蔵次官、消費税導入に尽力" } ], "age": 91, "death_date": "2026-05-27", "reported_date": "2026-05-27", "published_at": "2026-05-27T16:07:10+01:00", "occupation": [ "japanese bureaucrat", "other" ], "nationality": [ "Japan" ], "description": "Mamoru Ozaki, Japanese bureaucrat.", "image_url": null, "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mamoru_Ozaki" }, { "name": "Koji Tanaka dead at age 70, Japanese football player and manager", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/koji-tanaka", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [ { "source_type": "news_confirmation", "publisher": "oricon.co.jp", "url": "https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2459838/full/", "relationship": "confirms death", "title": "田中孝司さん死去、70歳 サッカー日本代表&U-20日本代表監督として活躍" } ], "age": 70, "death_date": "2026-05-26", "reported_date": "2026-05-26", "published_at": "2026-05-26T16:08:33+01:00", "occupation": [ "japanese football player and manager", "athletes" ], "nationality": [ "Japan" ], "description": "Koji Tanaka, Japanese football player and manager.", "image_url": null, "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koji_Tanaka" }, { "name": "Yoshihiro Nishimura dead at age 59, Mutant Girls Squad, Vampire Girl vs. Frankenstein Girl), cirrhosis", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/yoshihiro-nishimura", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 59, "death_date": "2026-05-25", "reported_date": "2026-05-25", "published_at": "2026-05-25T00:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "actors", "artists", "writers" ], "nationality": [ "Japan" ], "description": "Yoshihiro Nishimura, a Japanese film director, screenwriter and special effects artist, died on May 25, 2026. He was 59. Born on April 1, 1967, in Taitō-ku, Nishimura worked predominantly in the horror genre and began his career in 1995. He was known for films including Helldriver, Mutant Girls Squad and Vampire Girl vs. Frankenstein Girl, and was also credited with work on The Machine Girl, The ABCs of Death and Extremity. 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He was a Japanese voice actor known for his work on My Hero Academia, Berserk, and Captain Earth. His death was reported in a neutral notice that identified him by these roles.", "image_url": null, "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Takahiro_Fujiwara" }, { "name": "Izo Hashimoto dead at age 72, Japanese screenwriter", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/izo-hashimoto", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [ { "source_type": "news_confirmation", "publisher": "sankei.com", "url": "https://www.sankei.com/article/20260604-R64A3GUQS5KD7EWLXDBYYFSRAY/", "relationship": "confirms death", "title": "「スケバン刑事」「AKIRA」脚本家の橋本以蔵さん死去、72歳" } ], "age": 72, "death_date": "2026-05-12", "reported_date": "2026-05-12", "published_at": "2026-05-12T16:21:17+01:00", "occupation": [ "japanese screenwriter", "writers" ], "nationality": [ "Japan" ], "description": "Izo Hashimoto, Japanese screenwriter.", "image_url": null, "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Izo_Hashimoto" }, { "name": "Koji Suzuki dead at age 68, Writer", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/koji-suzuki", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 68, "death_date": "2026-05-08", "reported_date": "2026-05-08", "published_at": "2026-05-08T00:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "writer", "writers" ], "nationality": [ "Japan" ], "description": "Koji Suzuki, Writer.", "image_url": null, "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koji_Suzuki" }, { "name": "Kenji Ohba dead at age 71, Japanese actor and stuntman", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/kenji-ohba", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 71, "death_date": "2026-05-06", "reported_date": "2026-05-06", "published_at": "2026-05-06T00:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "japanese actor and stuntman", "actors" ], "nationality": [ "Japan" ], "description": "Kenji Ohba, Japanese actor and stuntman.", "image_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/static/people/images/thumbnails/2026/05/Kenji_Ohba.jpg", "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenji_Ohba" }, { "name": "Kazuhiro Ninomiya dead at age 79, Japanese judoka", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/kazuhiro-ninomiya", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 79, "death_date": "2026-05-04", "reported_date": "2026-05-04", "published_at": "2026-05-04T00:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "japanese judoka", "other" ], "nationality": [ "Japan" ], "description": "Kazuhiro Ninomiya, Japanese judoka.", "image_url": null, "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kazuhiro_Ninomiya" }, { "name": "Yuji Ohno dead at age 84, Japanese musician and composer", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/yuji-ohno", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 84, "death_date": "2026-05-04", "reported_date": "2026-05-04", "published_at": "2026-05-04T00:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "japanese musician and composer", "athletes", "musicians" ], "nationality": [ "Japan" ], "description": "Yuji Ohno, Japanese musician and composer.", "image_url": null, "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yuji_Ohno" }, { "name": "Juliet Winters Carpenter dead at age 77, American translator", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/juliet-winters-carpenter", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 77, "death_date": "2026-05-01", "reported_date": "2026-05-01", "published_at": "2026-05-01T00:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "scientists" ], "nationality": [ "America", "Japan" ], "description": "Juliet Winters Carpenter, an American translator, died on May 1, 2026. She was a translator of modern Japanese literature whose fiction and nonfiction translations won numerous awards. Born in Ann Arbor, Michigan, in 1948, she studied Japanese literature at the University of Michigan and at the Inter-University Center for Japanese Language Studies in Tokyo. After completing her graduate studies in 1973, she returned to Japan in 1975, where she worked in translation and teaching. 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He was 85. Miyaji played as a prop and attended Shijonaga High School before going on to Doshisha University. During his university years, he joined the second Japanese Association invited NHK Cup alongside Yoshihiro Sakata and other players, helping win against Kintetsu. He later worked at Sanyo Tokyo and also played for the Japan national rugby union team.", "image_url": null, "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katsumi_Miyaji" }, { "name": "Hirohiko Okano dead at age 101, Japanese poet", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/hirohiko-okano", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [ { "source_type": "news_confirmation", "publisher": "minyu-net.com", "url": "https://www.minyu-net.com/newspack/detail/2026043001002895", "relationship": "confirms death", "title": "歌人の岡野弘彦さん死去 文化勲章受章者、１０１歳" } ], "age": 101, "death_date": "2026-04-24", "reported_date": "2026-04-24", "published_at": "2026-04-24T16:40:08+01:00", "occupation": [ "japanese poet", "scientists", "writers" ], "nationality": [ "Japan" ], "description": "Hirohiko Okano, Japanese poet.", "image_url": null, "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hirohiko_Okano", "cause_of_death": { "label": "Heart failure", "status": "reported", "cause_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/Deaths-From-heart-failure" } }, { "name": "Tatsuo Sato dead at age 61, Japanese anime director", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/tatsuo-sato-director", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [ { "source_type": "news_confirmation", "publisher": "news.denfaminicogamer.jp", "url": "https://news.denfaminicogamer.jp/news/2605073i", "relationship": "confirms death", "title": "アニメ監督の佐藤竜雄氏が逝去。『機動戦艦ナデシコ』や『ねこぢる草』『モーレツ宇宙海賊』などの作品で監督を務めた" } ], "age": 61, "death_date": "2026-04-24", "reported_date": "2026-04-24", "published_at": "2026-04-24T16:39:13+01:00", "occupation": [ "japanese anime director", "other" ], "nationality": [ "Japan" ], "description": "Tatsuo Sato, Japanese anime director.", "image_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/static/people/images/thumbnails/2026/04/Tatsuo_Sato_director_p1655961.jpg", "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tatsuo_Sato_(director)", "cause_of_death": { "label": "liver failure", "status": "reported", "cause_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/Deaths-From-liver-failure" } }, { "name": "Katsu Kanai dead at age 89, Japanese film director", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/katsu-kanai", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [ { "source_type": "news_confirmation", "publisher": "hokkaido-np.co.jp", "url": "https://www.hokkaido-np.co.jp/article/1323527/", "relationship": "confirms death", "title": "金井勝さん死去 映画監督" } ], "age": 89, "death_date": "2026-04-22", "reported_date": "2026-04-22", "published_at": "2026-04-22T16:42:44+01:00", "occupation": [ "japanese film director", "actors" ], "nationality": [ "Japan" ], "description": "Katsu Kanai, Japanese film director.", "image_url": null, "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katsu_Kanai" }, { "name": "Adrienne Staples New Zealand politician, mayor of South Wairarapa and member of the Greater Wellington Regional Council dead at age 69", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/adrienne-staples", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 69, "death_date": "2026-04-19", "reported_date": "2026-04-19", "published_at": "2026-04-19T00:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "politicians" ], "nationality": [ "Japan", "New Zealand" ], "description": "Adrienne Staples, a New Zealand politician and former mayor of South Wairarapa, died on April 19, 2026, aged 69–70. Born in Featherston in 1956 or 1957, she served as mayor of South Wairarapa from 2004 to 2016, becoming the district’s first female mayor. She was later elected to the Greater Wellington Regional Council, where she served as deputy-chair after her election in 2017 and was re-elected to the role in 2022. Staples also served on the Featherston community board and ran a small manufacturing business in Featherston and a Wellington IT consulting company. In 2017, she was awarded the Order of the Rising Sun by the Japanese government for her promotion of Japanese–New Zealand friendship and mutual understanding.", "image_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/static/people/images/thumbnails/2026/04/Adrienne_Staples.jpg", "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adrienne_Staples" }, { "name": "Wakana Yamazaki dead at age 61, Japanese voice actress", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/wakana-yamazaki", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [ { "source_type": "news_confirmation", "publisher": "oricon.co.jp", "url": "https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2454772/full/", "relationship": "confirms death", "title": "『名探偵コナン』毛利蘭役・声優の山崎和佳奈さん死去 61歳" } ], "age": 61, "death_date": "2026-04-18", "reported_date": "2026-04-18", "published_at": "2026-04-18T16:46:31+01:00", "occupation": [ "japanese voice actress", "actors" ], "nationality": [ "Japan" ], "description": "Wakana Yamazaki, Japanese voice actress.", "image_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/static/people/images/thumbnails/2026/04/Wakana_Yamazaki_p1655932.jpg", "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wakana_Yamazaki" }, { "name": "Kenji Gokenya Japanese politician dead at age 87", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/kenji-gokenya", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 87, "death_date": "2026-04-18", "reported_date": "2026-04-18", "published_at": "2026-04-18T00:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "politicians" ], "nationality": [ "Japan" ], "description": "Kenji Gokenya, a Japanese politician, died on April 18, 2026.", "image_url": null, "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenji_Gokenya" }, { "name": "Seigō Tsuchida Japanese politician, mayor of Higashine dead at age 82", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/seigo-tsuchida", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 82, "death_date": "2026-04-16", "reported_date": "2026-04-16", "published_at": "2026-04-16T00:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "politicians" ], "nationality": [ "Japan" ], "description": "Seigō Tsuchida, Japanese politician and mayor of Higashine since 1998, died on April 16, 2026, at the age of 82. He served as mayor of Higashine, Yamagata Prefecture, for seven terms, and died in office. Born in Higashine on October 25, 1943, Tsuchida graduated from Yamagata Prefectural Yamagata Higashi High School and completed a law degree at Keio University in March 1967. He later served as a secretary to House of Representatives member Yuzo Matsuzawa and was elected to the Yamagata Prefectural Assembly in 1979, serving four consecutive terms.", "image_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/static/people/images/thumbnails/2026/04/Seig_Tsuchida.jpg", "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seig%C5%8D_Tsuchida" }, { "name": "Kazuo Imanishi Japanese football player and manager, pneumonia dead at age 85", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/kazuo-imanishi", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 85, "death_date": "2026-04-16", "reported_date": "2026-04-16", "published_at": "2026-04-16T00:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "athletes" ], "nationality": [ "Japan" ], "description": "Kazuo Imanishi, a Japanese football player and manager, died on April 16, 2026, of pneumonia. He was 85. Imanishi played for Toyo Industries, later Mazda, after graduating from Tokyo University of Education and joined the club in 1963. He played in the Japan Soccer League, where Toyo Industries won four consecutive championships from 1965 to 1968 and also took the Emperor's Cup in 1965, 1967 and 1969. Imanishi retired in 1969 after appearing in 42 league games. He also played for the Japan national team, making his debut against India on December 10, 1966, and appearing in three international matches.", "image_url": null, "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kazuo_Imanishi", "cause_of_death": { "label": "Pneumonia", "status": "reported", "cause_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/Deaths-From-pneumonia" } }, { "name": "Masayoshi Tsuchida Japanese politician dead at age 82", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/masayoshi-tsuchida", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 82, "death_date": "2026-04-16", "reported_date": "2026-04-16", "published_at": "2026-04-16T00:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "politicians" ], "nationality": [ "Japan" ], "description": "Masayoshi Tsuchida, a Japanese politician, died on April 16, 2026.", "image_url": null, "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masayoshi_Tsuchida" }, { "name": "Izumi Okamoto Japanese baseball player and coach dead at age 95", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/izumi-okamoto", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 95, "death_date": "2026-04-15", "reported_date": "2026-04-15", "published_at": "2026-04-15T00:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "athletes" ], "nationality": [ "Japan" ], "description": "Izumi Okamoto died on April 15, 2026. He was a Japanese baseball player with the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks and later worked as a coach. His death was announced on that date.", "image_url": null, "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Izumi_Okamoto" }, { "name": "Isami Okamoto Japanese baseball player and coach dead at age 95", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/isami-okamoto", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 95, "death_date": "2026-04-15", "reported_date": "2026-04-15", "published_at": "2026-04-15T00:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "athletes" ], "nationality": [ "Japan" ], "description": "Isami Okamoto died on April 15, 2026. He was a Japanese baseball player with the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks and later served as a coach. His career was linked to Japanese professional baseball, where he worked as both a player and a coach.", "image_url": null, "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isami_Okamoto" }, { "name": "Hiroshi Shiono Japanese legal scholar and academic dead at age 94", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/hiroshi-shiono", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 94, "death_date": "2026-04-15", "reported_date": "2026-04-15", "published_at": "2026-04-15T00:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "lawyers", "politicians", "scientists" ], "nationality": [ "Japan" ], "description": "Hiroshi Shiono, a Japanese legal scholar and academic, died on April 15, 2026, at the age of 94. He specialized in administrative law and served as an honorary professor at the University of Tokyo. Shiono was also a member of the Japan Academy, where he served as president from 2016, and received the Order of Culture and the Person of Cultural Merit. His career included posts at the University of Tokyo, Seikei University, the University of East Asia, and the Japan Broadcasting Culture Foundation.", "image_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/static/people/images/thumbnails/2026/04/Hiroshi_Shiono.jpg", "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiroshi_Shiono" }, { "name": "Kazuo Ebisawa dead at age 72, Japanese art director", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/kazuo-ebisawa", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [ { "source_type": "news_confirmation", "publisher": "ufotable.com", "url": "https://www.ufotable.com/news/article/2720/", "relationship": "confirms death", "title": "美術スタッフ 海老澤一男 儀 逝去のお知らせ" } ], "age": 72, "death_date": "2026-04-14", "reported_date": "2026-04-14", "published_at": "2026-04-14T16:50:21+01:00", "occupation": [ "japanese art director", "other" ], "nationality": [ "Japan" ], "description": "Kazuo Ebisawa, Japanese art director.", "image_url": null, "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kazuo_Ebisawa" }, { "name": "Takao Fujii Japanese politician, heart attack dead at age 83", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/takao-fujii", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 83, "death_date": "2026-04-13", "reported_date": "2026-04-13", "published_at": "2026-04-13T00:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "politicians" ], "nationality": [ "Japan" ], "description": "Takao Fujii, a Japanese politician, died on April 13, 2026, of a heart attack. He was 83. Fujii was a former member of Japan’s House of Councillors in the Diet, the national legislature. A native of Shirakawa, Gifu, he was born in Tokyo on March 14, 1943, and graduated from Seijo University. He was first elected to the House of Councillors in 1981 as a member of the Liberal Democratic Party. After serving in the House of Representatives for four terms from 1993 to 2005, he returned to the House of Councillors in 2007 as an independent.", "image_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/static/people/images/thumbnails/2026/04/Takao_Fujii.jpg", "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Takao_Fujii", "cause_of_death": { "label": "Heart attack", "status": "reported", "cause_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/Deaths-From-heart-attack" } }, { "name": "Yōsuke Tamori dead at age 74, Japanese mangaka and writer", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/yosuke-tamori", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 74, "death_date": "2026-04-10", "reported_date": "2026-04-10", "published_at": "2026-04-10T00:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "writers" ], "nationality": [ "France", "Italy", "Japan" ], "description": "Yōsuke Tamori, the Japanese mangaka and writer behind the PopoloCrois fantasy media franchise, died on April 10, 2026. PopoloCrois began as a manga series in 1977 in the Asahi Student Newspaper and later grew into a wider franchise that included role-playing video games, two anime series and novels. Its title combines the Italian word “Popolo,” meaning people, and the French “croisé,” meaning crossing. Tamori’s work was aimed at a young Japanese audience and centered on themes of love, compassion and racial equality.", "image_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/static/people/images/thumbnails/2026/04/Y_suke_Tamori.jpg", "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yōsuke_Tamori" }, { "name": "Bae Myeong-in South Korean politician, minister of justice dead at age 93", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/bae-myeong-in", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 93, "death_date": "2026-04-06", "reported_date": "2026-04-06", "published_at": "2026-04-06T12:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "lawyers", "politicians" ], "nationality": [ "Japan", "South Korea" ], "description": "Bae Myeong-in, a South Korean politician and lawyer who served as minister of justice from 1982 to 1985, died on April 6, 2026, at the age of 93. He was born on November 8, 1932, in Changwon, Japanese-occupied Korea. Bae’s death was reported at age 93.", "image_url": null, "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bae_Myeong-in" }, { "name": "Yataro Tsuda Japanese politician, member of the House of Councillors dead at age 73", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/yataro-tsuda", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 73, "death_date": "2026-04-06", "reported_date": "2026-04-06", "published_at": "2026-04-06T12:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "politicians" ], "nationality": [ "Japan" ], "description": "Yataro Tsuda, a Japanese politician and former member of the House of Councillors, died on April 6, 2026. He was a member of the Democratic Party of Japan and served in the House of Councillors, the upper house of Japan’s national legislature, from 2004 to 2016. Born on May 5, 1952, in Ono, Gifu, Tsuda was a native of Takayama, Gifu. He was elected to the House of Councillors for the first time in 2004.", "image_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/static/people/images/thumbnails/2026/04/Yataro_Tsuda.jpg", "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yataro_Tsuda" }, { "name": "Yoshihisa Kishimoto Japanese video game developer dead at age 64", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/yoshihisa-kishimoto", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 64, "death_date": "2026-04-02", "reported_date": "2026-04-02", "published_at": "2026-04-02T12:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "other" ], "nationality": [ "Japan" ], "description": "Yoshihisa Kishimoto, a Japanese video game developer, died on April 2, 2026.", "image_url": null, "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yoshihisa_Kishimoto" }, { "name": "Shozin Fukui Japanese film director and screenwriter dead at age 64", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/shozin-fukui", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 64, "death_date": "2026-04-02", "reported_date": "2026-04-02", "published_at": "2026-04-02T00:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "actors", "writers" ], "nationality": [ "Japan" ], "description": "Shozin Fukui, a Japanese film director and screenwriter, died on April 2, 2026, at the age of 64–65. He was best known for his work in the cyberpunk genre and for the films \"964 Pinocchio,\" \"Rubber's Lover\" and \"S-94.\" Born in 1961, Fukui worked for a video company while attending university, shooting live performances, and later made short films including \"Chaser of the Ranger,\" \"Scourge of Blood\" and \"Metal Days.\" His credits also included six experimental shorts and two feature films, \"964 Pinocchio\" and \"Rubber's Lover.\"", "image_url": null, "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shozin_Fukui" }, { "name": "The Pillows Japanese rock drummer, esophageal cancer dead at age 61", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/the-pillows", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [ { "source_type": "news_confirmation", "publisher": "NBC News", "url": "https://www.nbcnews.com/select/shopping/beckham-hotel-pillows-deal-of-the-day-2026-rcna344027", "relationship": "confirms death", "title": "These hotel-quality pillows are almost 50% off — here’s how to get your hands on a set" } ], "age": 61, "death_date": "2026-03-22", "reported_date": "2026-03-22", "published_at": "2026-03-22T12:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "musicians" ], "nationality": [ "Japan" ], "description": "The Pillows, a Japanese rock drummer with the band The Pillows, died on March 22, 2026, of esophageal cancer. The Pillows were a Japanese alternative rock band formed in Hokkaido in 1989 and disbanded in 2025. The group was best known in the West for providing the soundtrack for the anime series FLCL. Its sound spanned alternative rock, pop rock, garage rock, indie rock and related styles during its years active from 1989 to 2025.", "image_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/static/people/images/thumbnails/2026/03/Shinichiro_Sato.jpg", "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shinichiro_Sato", "cause_of_death": { "label": "Esophageal cancer", "status": "reported", "cause_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/Deaths-From-esophageal-cancer" } }, { "name": "Jun Matsumoto Japanese politician, twice MP, deputy chief cabinet secretary, and chair of the National Public Safety Commission, stomach cancer dead at age 75", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/jun-matsumoto-politician", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 75, "death_date": "2026-03-19", "reported_date": "2026-03-19", "published_at": "2026-03-19T12:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "politicians" ], "nationality": [ "Japan" ], "description": "Jun Matsumoto, a Japanese politician and twice a member of the House of Representatives, died on March 19, 2026, at the age of 75 in Tokyo. A member of the Liberal Democratic Party, he served as deputy chief cabinet secretary from 2008 to 2009 and chaired the National Public Safety Commission from 2016 to 2017. Matsumoto was born in Yokohama, Kanagawa, and graduated from Tokyo University of Pharmacy and Life Sciences.", "image_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/static/people/images/thumbnails/2026/03/Jun_Matsumoto_politician.jpg", "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jun_Matsumoto_(politician)", "cause_of_death": { "label": "Cancer", "status": "reported", "cause_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/Deaths-From-cancer-cause" } }, { "name": "Heisuke Hironaka Japanese mathematician, Fields Medal winner dead at age 94", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/heisuke-hironaka", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 94, "death_date": "2026-03-18", "reported_date": "2026-03-18", "published_at": "2026-03-18T12:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "scientists" ], "nationality": [ "Japan" ], "description": "Heisuke Hironaka, a Japanese mathematician and 1970 Fields Medal winner, died on March 18, 2026, at age 94. Born in Yamaguchi, Japan, on April 9, 1931, he was recognized for his contributions to algebraic geometry. Hironaka is also associated with Hironaka's example and Hironaka decomposition. He died in Tokyo, Japan.", "image_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/static/people/images/thumbnails/2026/03/Heisuke_Hironaka.jpg", "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heisuke_Hironaka" }, { "name": "Taneaki Tanami Postal worker dead at age 93", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/taneaki-tanami", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 93, "death_date": "2026-03-18", "reported_date": "2026-03-18", "published_at": "2026-03-18T12:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "postal worker", "politicians" ], "nationality": [ "Japan" ], "description": "Taneaki Tanami, a Japanese politician and former member of the House of Representatives, died on March 18, 2026, of multiple organ failure. He was 93. Tanami served in the House of Representatives from 1983 to 1993 and again from 2000 to 2003. A member of the Japan Socialist Party and later the Democratic Party of Japan, he was born in Kumagaya on October 31, 1932, and died in Hanyū, Japan.", "image_url": null, "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taneaki_Tanami", "cause_of_death": { "label": "multiple organ failure", "status": "reported", "cause_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/Deaths-From-multiple-organ-failure" } }, { "name": "Wakashimazu Mutsuo Japanese sumo wrestler dead at age 69", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/wakashimazu-mutsuo", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 69, "death_date": "2026-03-15", "reported_date": "2026-03-15", "published_at": "2026-03-15T12:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "athletes" ], "nationality": [ "Japan" ], "description": "Wakashimazu Mutsuo, a Japanese sumo wrestler, died on March 15, 2026. Born Mutsuo Hidaka on January 12, 1957, in Nakatane, Kagoshima, he reached the rank of ōzeki and won two top-division yūshō championships. He joined Futagoyama stable in March 1975 after completing high school, retired in 1987, and founded Matsugane stable in 1990, now known as Hanaregoma stable.", "image_url": null, "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wakashimazu_Mutsuo" }, { "name": "Shigeaki Mori Historian dead at age 88", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/shigeaki-mori", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 88, "death_date": "2026-03-14", "reported_date": "2026-03-14", "published_at": "2026-03-14T12:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "historian", "politicians", "scientists" ], "nationality": [ "Japan" ], "description": "Shigeaki Mori, a Japanese historian and atomic bomb survivor, died on March 14, 2026. He was 88. Born in Hiroshima on March 29, 1937, Mori was known for his research into Allied prisoners of war who died during air raids on Japan. As a boy, he survived the atomic bombing of Hiroshima on Aug. 6, 1945, and later attended Chuo University, where he studied economics. He also worked at a brokerage and as a salesman for a piano manufacturer. His hug with U.S. President Barack Obama during the president’s 2016 visit to Hiroshima was reported in multiple countries.", "image_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/static/people/images/thumbnails/2026/03/Shigeaki_Mori.jpg", "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shigeaki_Mori" }, { "name": "Chaos UK British guitarist dead at age -1", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/chaos-uk", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": -1, "death_date": "2026-03-12", "reported_date": "2026-03-12", "published_at": "2026-03-12T12:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "musicians" ], "nationality": [ "Britain", "England", "Japan" ], "description": "Chaos UK, the British guitarist associated with the punk band Chaos UK, died on March 12, 2026. Chaos UK was an English punk rock band formed in 1979 in Portishead, near Bristol, and emerged from the anarcho-punk scene with a fast, aggressive hardcore punk style. The band recorded two EPs and a full LP for Riot City Records and was credited with helping revolutionize the hardcore punk scene alongside fellow Bristolians Disorder and Stoke's Discharge. Its debut LP was promoted by the label as the \"fastest, noisiest LP in the cosmos,\" and vocal duties on that recording were handled by bassist Chaos.", "image_url": null, "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gabba_(musician)" }, { "name": "Richard Bozulich Writer, publisher dead at age 90", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/richard-bozulich", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 90, "death_date": "2026-03-09", "reported_date": "2026-03-09", "published_at": "2026-03-09T12:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "writer", "publisher", "athletes", "journalists", "writers" ], "nationality": [ "America", "England", "Japan" ], "description": "Richard Bozulich, an American Go player, author, publisher and college math instructor, died on March 9, 2026, at age 90. He co-founded Ishi Press and was the founding publisher of Kiseido Publishing Co., which produced Go books in English. Bozulich worked with several Japanese professional players and wrote a regular Go column for The Daily Yomiuri, then Japan’s largest English-language newspaper. He also taught mathematics at Shonan Institute of Technology until 2005 and lived in Chigasaki, Japan.", "image_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/static/people/images/thumbnails/2026/03/Richard_Bozulich.jpg", "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Bozulich" }, { "name": "Tsutomu Shibayama Japanese anime director dead at age 84", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/tsutomu-shibayama", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 84, "death_date": "2026-03-06", "reported_date": "2026-03-06", "published_at": "2026-03-06T12:00:00+01:00", "nationality": [ "Japan" ], "description": "Tsutomu Shibayama, a Japanese anime director of film and television, died on March 6, 2026, at the age of 84. Born in Asakusa, Taitō, Tokyo, on March 9, 1941, he was active from the 1960s and worked on a wide variety of television anime series. He joined Toei Doga in 1963, and his colleague that year was Hayao Miyazaki. Shibayama made his debut as an animator on the animated film Doggie March and later worked on the TV anime Wolf Boy Ken, where he studied under Seiichi Hayashi.", "image_url": null, "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tsutomu_Shibayama" }, { "name": "Yonehiko Kitagawa Voice actor dead at age 94", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/yonehiko-kitagawa", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 94, "death_date": "2026-03-05", "reported_date": "2026-03-05", "published_at": "2026-03-05T12:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "voice actor", "actors" ], "nationality": [ "Japan" ], "description": "Yonehiko Kitagawa, a Japanese voice actor known for work on Kinnikuman, Tiger Mask and Sally the Witch, died on March 5, 2026, of pneumonia. He was 94. Born Kunihiko Takeda in Tokyo on June 9, 1931, he was also credited as Kunihiko Kitagawa. Kitagawa was represented by Aoni Production and was a graduate of Hosei University. His career in voice acting spanned from 1951 to 2026.", "image_url": null, "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yonehiko_Kitagawa", "cause_of_death": { "label": "Pneumonia", "status": "reported", "cause_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/Deaths-From-pneumonia" } }, { "name": "Masaru Urata Flight cadet dead at age 100", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/masaru-urata", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 100, "death_date": "2026-03-05", "reported_date": "2026-03-05", "published_at": "2026-03-05T12:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "flight cadet", "politicians" ], "nationality": [ "Japan" ], "description": "Masaru Urata, a Japanese politician, died on March 5, 2026. A member of the Liberal Democratic Party, he served in the House of Councillors from 1983 to 1989 and again from 1992 to 1998. Urata was born on June 20, 1925, and died in Tamana at the age of 100.", "image_url": null, "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masaru_Urata" }, { "name": "Toshikazu Kawasaki Japanese paperfolder and origami theorist dead at age 70", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/toshikazu-kawasaki", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 70, "death_date": "2026-03-03", "reported_date": "2026-03-03", "published_at": "2026-03-03T12:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "other" ], "nationality": [ "Japan" ], "description": "Toshikazu Kawasaki, a Japanese paperfolder and origami theorist, died on March 3, 2026. He was known for geometrically innovative models, especially his series of fourfold symmetry \"roses,\" which used a twisting maneuver to make the petals appear to curl out from the center of the flower. Kawasaki also taught mathematics at Sasebo Technical Junior College. He was born in Kurume, Fukuoka, on November 26, 1955, and was the first to develop iso-area folding, a technique that produces mirror-symmetrical crease patterns and finished geometric forms.", "image_url": null, "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toshikazu_Kawasaki" }, { "name": "Masako Ikeda Japanese voice actress dead at age 87", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/masako-ikeda", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 87, "death_date": "2026-03-03", "reported_date": "2026-03-03", "published_at": "2026-03-03T12:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "actors" ], "nationality": [ "Japan" ], "description": "Masako Ikeda, a Japanese voice actress and narrator, died on March 3, 2026, in Tokyo at the age of 87. Born in Tokyo on January 1, 1939, she worked from 1948 to 2026 and was known for voicing Reika \"Madame Butterfly\" Ryuuzaki in Aim for the Ace!, Nodoka Saotome in Ranma ½, Maetel in Galaxy Express 999, and Michiko Azuma in Harmagedon. She was also the Japanese voice-over actress of Audrey Hepburn.", "image_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/static/people/images/thumbnails/2026/03/Masako_Ikeda.jpg", "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masako_Ikeda", "cause_of_death": { "label": "Intracerebral hemorrhage", "status": "reported", "cause_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/Deaths-From-intracerebral-hemorrhage" } }, { "name": "Yoshiharu Tsuge Japanese manga artist, aspiration pneumonia dead at age 88", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/yoshiharu-tsuge", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 88, "death_date": "2026-03-03", "reported_date": "2026-03-03", "published_at": "2026-03-03T12:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "artists", "writers" ], "nationality": [ "Japan" ], "description": "Yoshiharu Tsuge, the Japanese manga artist and essayist known for \"Nejishiki,\" died on March 3, 2026, in Tokyo, Japan, of aspiration pneumonia. Born in Katsushika, Tokyo, on October 30, 1937, Tsuge was active in comics from 1955 to 1987. His work ranged from tales of ordinary life to dreamlike surrealism, and often reflected an interest in travel around Japan. He drew particular attention for the surrealist stories he published in the late 1960s in the avant-garde magazine Garo.", "image_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/static/people/images/thumbnails/2026/03/Yoshiharu_Tsuge.jpg", "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yoshiharu_Tsuge", "cause_of_death": { "label": "aspiration pneumonia", "status": "reported", "cause_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/Deaths-From-aspiration-pneumonia" } } ], "page": 1, "per_page": 100, "total": 631, "total_pages": 7, "count": 631, "next_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/deaths/countries/japan.json?page=2&per_page=100", "next_rest_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/wp-json/dead-people/v1/deaths?country=japan&per_page=100&page=2" }