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Don Nelson was the winningest coach in NBA history when he retired in 2010.
BASKETBALL / NBA
Aug 10, 2026
Hall of Fame NBA coach Don Nelson dies at 86
Nelson¡¯s family announced the passing of the five-time champion ?as a player but didn¡¯t divulge a manner of death.
Keigo Higashino's meticulously constructed mysteries and memorable characters earned him readers across languages and cultures.
CULTURE / Books
Jul 30, 2026
Keigo Higashino¡¯s ¡®global afterlife¡¯
As tributes pour in for the prolific author who died at age 68 last week, his English translators reflect on his legacy and impact abroad.
A display featuring Keigo Higashino¡¯s work, with a range of his titles translated into multiple languages, at Books Kinokuniya Tokyo in the capital¡¯s Shinjuku Ward on Tuesday
CULTURE / Books
Jul 28, 2026
Japanese author Keigo Higashino, known for intricate mystery novels, dies at 68
Higashino, a prolific writer lauded for his creativity, died of cancer, his official X account said.
Kozo Okamoto attends a ceremony organized by Palestinian militants to mark the 50th anniversary of the Lod Airport attack in Beirut on May 30, 2022.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal / FOCUS
Jul 24, 2026
Kozo Okamoto, last surviving participant of 1972 Lod Airport massacre, dies
The airport massacre in Israel turned a little-known, communist-espousing band of a Japanese militant squad into an internationally notorious movement.
Fans pay their respects to former player and manager Kevin Keegan in Newcastle, England, on Monday .
SOCCER
Jul 21, 2026
Charismatic Keegan wore his heart on his sleeve, on and off the pitch
The former England forward, who has died of cancer at 75, combined charisma and impulsive passion with an ability to score the goals that mattered.
Susumu Tonegawa, the first Japanese laureate of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, has died. He was 86.
JAPAN
Jul 16, 2026
Susumu Tonegawa, first Japanese Nobel laureate in medicine, dies at 86
Tonegawa received the Nobel Prize in 1987 for clarifying how limited sets of genes produce various antibodies that play an important role in immunity.
Akihiro Miwa became widely known for ¡°Yoitomake no Uta¡± (¡°The Song of the Yoitomake¡±), which he wrote and composed and released in 1965.
JAPAN
Jun 28, 2026
Akihiro Miwa, iconic Japanese singer and actor, dies at 91
Miwa was best known for the hit song ¡°Yoitomake no Uta¡± and his acclaimed stage performance in ¡°Black Lizard.¡±
Former Fed Chairman Alan Greenspan speaks in New York in 2012.
WORLD
Jun 22, 2026
Alan Greenspan, longtime U.S. Federal Reserve chairman, dies at 100
Greenspan died at his home from complications of Parkinson¡¯s Disease.
The celebrated British artist David Hockney, at home in Los Angeles in 2017. Hockney died at home in London on Thursday. He was 88.
CULTURE / Art
Jun 13, 2026
David Hockney, the British artist who went in search of Californian color, dies at 88
¡°You don¡¯t retire doing this,¡± he told the BBC when asked about his unflagging energy. ¡°You just do it until you fall over.¡±
Former Liberal Democratic Party President Yohei Kono, who had also served as Lower House speaker, during an interview in Tokyo in 2015. Kono was known as a dove in the party, and staunchly opposed revising the war-renouncing Article 9 of the Constitution.
JAPAN / Politics
Jun 11, 2026
Late LDP dove Yohei Kono widely known for landmark apology over ¡®comfort women¡¯
As chief cabinet secretary in 1993, he issued a statement expressing Â鶹´«Ã½ ¡°sincere apologies and remorse,¡± which sparked a domestic and international controversy.
Claude Lemieux played in the NHL for 21 seasons and was a four-time Stanley Cup champion.
MORE SPORTS / Ice Hockey
May 29, 2026
Four-time Stanley Cup champion Claude Lemieux dies at 60
Lemieux played ?21 seasons in the NHL and was awarded the 1994-95 Conn Smythe Trophy as the playoff MVP.
Bob Horner sits in the dugout during the 1978 MLB All Star game at San Diego Stadium.
BASEBALL
May 27, 2026
Former Braves and Swallows slugger Bob Horner dies at 68
Horner hit 31 home runs and batted .327 in 93 games for the Yakult Swallows in 1987.
Toshifumi Suzuki, then an honorary adviser of Seven & I Holdings, attends the 50th anniversary ceremony of 7-Eleven Japan in Tokyo in April 2023.
COMMENTARY / Japan
May 26, 2026
The father of Â鶹´«Ã½ konbini was right to ignore his critics
Since his departure, Seven & I has looked strategically unsettled, ensnared with activist investors and takeover bids.
Toshifumi Suzuki, then-chairman and CEO of Seven & I Holdings, speaks during an interview at its headquarters in Tokyo in 2013.
BUSINESS / Companies
May 25, 2026
Toshifumi Suzuki, pioneer of Japanese convenience stores, dies at age 93
Suzuki, who is most well known for bringing 7-Eleven stores to Japan, had most recently served as an honorary adviser to the company.
Koji Suzuki
JAPAN
May 10, 2026
Koji Suzuki, author of horror novel ¡®Ring,¡¯ dies at 68
¡°Ring,¡± released in 1991, was adapted into movies in and outside Japan, becoming major hits.
Ted Turner in Time Warner¡¯s headquarters in Manhattan, on July 15, 1998.
WORLD
May 7, 2026
Ted Turner, former owner of Braves and CNN, dies at 87
Turner Enterprises, in a news release, confirmed Turner ?died Wednesday surrounded by family and friends.
Hirohiko Okano
JAPAN
May 1, 2026
Leading Japanese tanka poet Hirohiko Okano dies at 101
The prominent Japanese tanka poet who was born in Mie Prefecture in 1924 gave tanka writing guidance to Emperor Showa as an adviser to the Imperial Household Agency.
Famed British author Len Deighton, who died last week at 97, revolutionized spy fiction with his unnamed, working-class anti-heroes whose cynical realism and bureaucratic worlds offered a sharp contrast to glamorous spies, leaving a lasting mark on the genre.
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 24, 2026
Six decades ago, Len Deighton created a man for our times
Unlike Ian Fleming and John le Carre, creators of James Bond and George Smiley, respectively, Deighton never worked for the British intelligence service.
Chuck Norris's tough-guy image inspired satirical "facts" that made him an Internet phenomenon.
WORLD
Mar 21, 2026
Chuck Norris, macho star of ¡®Walker, Texas Ranger,¡¯ dies at 86
The bearded actor became an online cult hero in 2005 when a student ?created what became Chuck Norris Facts, online jokes about ?the actor¡¯s physical prowess.
Heisuke Hironaka
JAPAN
Mar 20, 2026
Fields-winning mathematician Heisuke Hironaka dies at 94
Specializing in algebraic geometry, the Kyoto University professor emeritus became in 1970 the second Japanese mathematician to win the Fields Medal.
America¡¯s cyberforces grapple with cluster of deaths by suicide
The U.S. Cyber Command building (center) stands on the National Security Agency campus at Fort Meade, Maryland.
Many Indonesians named after Japanese anime characters
Some people in Indonesia are named Doraemon, the name of a lead character of the blockbuster anime series with the same title.
Yasukuni Shrine introduces ban on military attire and cosplay
People gather in front of thousands of lanterns on display at Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo on July 15 during the Mitama Matsuri, one of the capital's largest summer o-Bon festivals.
As countries ban social media for children, Japan mulls a different approach
Data from NTT Docomo¡¯s Mobile Society Research Institute released in June found that 55% of respondents across all age groups said they fiddled with their phones when they had nothing to do, even when another person was in front of them.
¡®Total whiplash¡¯: Foreign residents react to Â鶹´«Ã½ changing permanent residency rules
The entrance to the Tokyo Immigration Bureau in Minato Ward, Tokyo, in March. For some foreign residents of Japan, tightening measures for permanent residency have become one factor in a broader calculation over whether remaining in the country makes financial sense over the long term.
¡®Total whiplash¡¯: Foreign residents react to Â鶹´«Ã½ changing permanent residency rules
The entrance to the Tokyo Immigration Bureau in Minato Ward, Tokyo, in March. For some foreign residents of Japan, tightening measures for permanent residency have become one factor in a broader calculation over whether remaining in the country makes financial sense over the long term.
As Â鶹´«Ã½ concrete jungles sizzle, urban forestry offers an all-natural fix
People and birds find relief from the sun in Tokyo's Nakano Ward earlier this month. While experts agree that urban greening is crucial to mitigating the impact of climate change, trees are becoming even more scarce in Japanese cities.
Â鶹´«Ã½ brewers experiment with a secret ingredient: music
At Smoke Craft, a craft beer brewery in Tokorozawa, Saitama Prefecture, music isn't just a background to the brewing process ¡ª it's an ingredient.
As countries ban social media for children, Japan mulls a different approach
Data from NTT Docomo¡¯s Mobile Society Research Institute released in June found that 55% of respondents across all age groups said they fiddled with their phones when they had nothing to do, even when another person was in front of them.
J. League enters new era as league kicks off first fall-spring campaign
Players from each J. League club pose during a kickoff event on Monday ahead of the start of the 2026-27 campaign.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo¡¯s Shinjuku Ward.
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