Keigo Higashino: key obituary facts
Is Keigo Higashino dead? Yes. Keigo Higashino died on July 23, 2026, at age 68.
Cause of death: Keigo Higashino's cause of death was reported as Cancer.
What was Keigo Higashino known for?
He was a Japanese mystery writer (1958-2026).
More about Keigo Higashino
Born: 4 February 1958.
Place of birth: Ikuno-ku.
Gender: male.
Occupation: novelist, writer, screenwriter, engineer.
Nationality: Japan.
Education: Osaka Prefecture University.
Notable work: Galileo Series, Bunshin, Naoko, Journey Under the Midnight Sun, Ryūsei no Kizuna.
Awards: Edogawa Rampo Award, Naoki Prize, Honkaku Mystery Grand Prize, Chūōkōron Award, Shibata Renzaburō Award, Yoshikawa Eiji Prize for Literature.
Also known as: Higashino Keigo.
Keigo Higashino, the Japanese author best known for The Devotion of Suspect X and Journey Under the Midnight Sun, died on July 23, 2026.
He was 68. Born in Ikuno-ku, Osaka, on February 4, 1958, Higashino became one of Japan’s most prominent mystery writers and later served as the 13th president of Mystery Writers of Japan from 2009 to 2013.
His novels won major Japanese literary honors, including the Edogawa Rampo Award, Naoki Prize, Honkaku Mystery Grand Prize, Chūōkōron Award, Shibata Renzaburō Award and Yoshikawa Eiji Prize for Literature. Nearly twenty of his books were adapted for film and television, and his work also extended to screenwriting.