
Apple tycoon Steve Jobs has passed away after a long battle with pancreatic cancer, aged 56.
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Light novelist Akinari Matsuno, best known for harem series MM! (or EmuEmu!), has passed away, at the age of only 32.
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It has been confirmed that esteemed cosplayer Saya has passed away in an accident.
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The classmates who drove a 12-year-old girl to hang herself with the scarf she knitted as a gift for her mother with their bullying attended her funeral and delivered a tearful eulogy, but made no mention of the cause of her death.
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Coming immediately after the case of a 117-year-old man who turned out to be a mummy, the 113-year-old woman supposed to be the oldest person in Tokyo has “disappeared,” with family claiming not to have met her for 25 years.
Many now suspect that much of Japan’s elderly population may in fact be alive in name only, and maintained by unscrupulous relatives for the purpose of making fraudulent pension claims.
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The 111-year-old man recognised as Japan’s 2nd oldest is in fact a mummified corpse which died 30 years ago.
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Legendary seiyuu Daisuke Gōri (郷里大輔) has died under circumstances police consider likely to be suicide. He was 57.
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Classic manga property Crayon Shin-chan is set to restart with a new mangaka, after the unfortunate death of creator Yoshito Usui.
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Yoshito Usui, author of the famous manga Crayon Shin-chan, has been found dead on mount Arafune, apparently after a hiking trip gone wrong.
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Ero-mangaka SABE has died, at the untimely age of 41.
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Kaoru Kurimoto, esteemed authoress of the long running and highly popular fantasy novel series (and lately anime) Guin Saga, has passed away at the age of 56.
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