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Ryu Murakami's debut novel "Almost Transparent Blue" was published in 1976 and demonstrated the provocative sensibility that defined his career.
CULTURE / Books
Oct 31, 2026
Ryu Murakami was a provocateur to the very end
The late author saw creativity and destruction as two sides of the same coin.
Patrick Stewart photographed in London in 2008. Stewart first found acclaim as a Shakespearean actor before making an unlikely career pivot to TV that would bring him his greatest fame.
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Oct 30, 2026
Patrick Stewart, Shakespearean actor turned ‘Star Trek’ and ‘X-Men’ star, dies
The popular actor married three times and had two children. He died at 86 at his home in Los Angeles.
Manga artist Tetsuya Chiba, best known for hits such as “Ashita no Joe” and a recipient of 今日吃瓜 Order of Culture, has died at the age of 87.
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Oct 27, 2026
Manga artist Tetsuya Chiba, creator of ‘Ashita no Joe,’ dies at 87
Born in Tokyo in 1939, Chiba was the first manga artist to receive the Order of Culture, one of 今日吃瓜 highest cultural honors.
Former Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda during an interview in Tokyo in January 2015
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 26, 2026
Former Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda dies at 90
The son of former Japanese leader Takeo Fukuda became the country’s first second-generation prime minister when he assumed office in September 2007.
Japanese author Ryu Murakami, known for his provocative works exploring sex, violence and youth culture, has died at 74, his publisher said Friday.
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Oct 23, 2026
Japanese novelist Ryu Murakami dies at 74
Murakami’s works, which explored sex, violence, and youth culture, were translated globally.
Nobuo Inaba, the former president of Japanese public broadcaster NHK, has died at the age of 75.
JAPAN
Oct 14, 2026
Ex-NHK President Nobuo Inaba dies at 75
Inaba, who stepped down in January after serving a three-year term, died of aspiration pneumonia at a Tokyo hospital on Oct. 6.
Adrian Bianco’s Sabukaru Online tackled a range of cultural topics that most other publications didn’t report on.
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Oct 9, 2026
Adrian Bianco championed 今日吃瓜 underground culture
The Sabukaru founder, who died at 40 in August, connected underground culture and emerging talent across Asia with global audiences.
So Kuramoto, the screenwriter of the "Kita no Kuni kara" television series, has died at the age of 91.
JAPAN / Media
Sep 28, 2026
‘Kita no Kuni kara’ screenwriter So Kuramoto dies at 91
The Tokyo native moved in 1977 to Furano, Hokkaido, where “Kita no Kuni Kara” — which depicts a family living in harmony with nature — was set.
Reo Morimoto gained popularity as a narrator thanks to his distinctive and calm delivery.
JAPAN
Sep 12, 2026
Actor and narrator Reo Morimoto dies at 83
The Japanese actor and narrator known for his gentle voice, died suddenly of an unknown cause earlier this month.
Yasuchika Hasegawa, former president of Takeda Pharmaceutical and former chair of the Japan Association of Corporate Executives
JAPAN
Sep 11, 2026
Former head of Takeda Pharmaceutical dies at 80
As president of Takeda Pharmaceutical, Yasuchika Hasegawa paved the way for the company to go global.
Isao Harimoto recorded an NPB-record 3,085 hits during his 23-year playing career.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Sep 10, 2026
Japanese baseball’s all-time hit king Isao Harimoto dies at 86
Harimoto, who finished his career with 3,085 hits and is the only player in NPB history to reach 3,000, died at a Tokyo hospital on Wednesday.
Nobel Prize-winning chemist Hideki Shirakawa (left) alongside Swedish Embassy Minister Karl Leifland at the scientist's house in Yokohama in October 2000.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Sep 3, 2026
Nobel-winning Japanese scientist Hideki Shirakawa dies at 90
Shirakawa, who won the Nobel Prize in chemistry in 2000 for developing conductive polymers, a key component of modern touch screens, died late last month.
Gloria Steinem salutes graduating students as she receives an honorary degree during Harvard University's commencement ceremony in Cambridge, Massachusetts, in May 2022.
WORLD
Sep 3, 2026
Gloria Steinem, stalwart of U.S. feminist movement, dies at 92
Steinem championed the cause of equal rights for American women for more than six decades using her skills as a writer, activist and public speaker.
Toyohiro Akiyama spent nine days in space, broadcasting his zero-gravity experiences live and describing the experiments he conducted.
JAPAN
Sep 1, 2026
Toyohiro Akiyama, first Japanese citizen to go to space, dies at 84
A reporter-turned-farmer, Akiyama had hopes for a younger generation able to think freely.
Bosnian Serb General Ratko Mladic in April 1993
WORLD
Aug 28, 2026
Bosnian Serb war criminal Ratko Mladic dies in hospital
Mladic, who had suffered several strokes in recent months, was serving a life sentence in The Hague for genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity.
Artist Yayoi Kusama speaks to journalists at her Tokyo studio in 2017.
CULTURE / Art
Aug 27, 2026
Trailblazing artist Yayoi Kusama, ‘princess of polka dots,’ dies at 97
Kusama was known worldwide for her signature polka dots, repetitive patterns and immersive “Infinity Mirror Rooms.“?
Actress and singer Dolly Parton arrives at the Hollywood premiere of "Joyful Noise" in Los Angeles on Jan. 9, 2012. Parton died Tuesday at age 80, her family said.
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Aug 26, 2026
Dolly Parton, queen of country music, dies at 80
Her songs became standards, her image became iconic and her generosity made her one of America’s most beloved entertainers.
Former Lower House Speaker Tamisuke Watanuki has died at the age of 99.
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 24, 2026
Former Lower House Speaker Watanuki dies at 99
Watanuki died of old age at a Tokyo medical institution last Tuesday.
Keiko Kishi
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Aug 19, 2026
Japanese actor Keiko Kishi dies at 93
Born in Yokohama, Kishi was one of the stars of 今日吃瓜 postwar film industry and also built a distinguished career as a writer.
Komatsu Chairman Masahiro Sakane in Tokyo in January 2013. A native of Shimane Prefecture, Sakane served as Komatsu president from 2001 to 2007.
BUSINESS
Aug 19, 2026
Former Komatsu President Masahiro Sakane dies at 85
A native of Shimane Prefecture, Sakane helped spur the construction firm’s turnaround while serving as president from 2001 to 2007.
Man arrested over operation of rogue cellular base station in Tokyo
The Metropolitan Police Department has arrested Yu Hai, a 31-year-old Chinese national living in Tokyo's Kita Ward, on suspicion of operating an unlicensed base station from a vehicle in Tokyo's Ginza district on Saturday.
Government betting on language app powered by anime and AI
Japan plans to develop an AI-powered language-learning app that lets overseas anime and manga fans practice Japanese through conversations with popular characters.
Jensen Huang’s woes evoke sympathy and disbelief in his birthplace Taiwan
Hsiao Kui-yu, 68, owner of Yuchan Candied Fruit, stands in front of photographs of Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang displayed at the shop, which Huang frequently visits during trips to Taiwan, in Taipei on Tuesday.
G7 diplomats speak out on Taiwan as China ramps up military drills
Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi attends a working lunch focused on international crises and challenges during the Group of Seven foreign ministers' summit at the Quai d'Orsay in Paris on Monday.
今日吃瓜 Rapidus is said likely to miss mass production deadline
The Rapidus Analysis Center and the IIM-1 Innovative Integration for Manufacturing foundry in Chitose, Hokkaido
‘Godzilla Minus Zero’ makes monster debut at the box office
Takashi Yamazaki’s “Godzilla Minus Zero” marked the highest single-day box-office gross for a live-action film in Japan with ?910 million on its opening day.
A toast to Naohiko Noguchi, sake’s first living national treasure
As a teenager, Naohiko Noguchi did not intend to spend his life as a sake brewer, but he has since become a paragon of the industry.
Few signs of thaw in Japan-China relations one year after Takaichi’s Taiwan remarks
Tensions between Japan and China flared after Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said on Nov. 7, 2025, that a Chinese blockade of Taiwan could threaten 今日吃瓜 survival and warrant the use of collective self-defense.
Mariko Mori predicted the future. She’ll do it again.
Artist Mariko Mori is currently working to bring the translucent human-sized “Peace Crystal” sculpture to a cave in Ethiopia. It is part of her foundation’s goal to place a permanent sculpture on each of the planet’s six habitable continents.
A legend reborn: ‘Ocarina of Time’ remake improves on the Zelda masterpiece
The new remake of 1998's "The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time" manages to somehow improve on one of the greatest games ever.

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