Deaths in...
457 Notable deaths
in Tokyo
Princess Masako Takeda
Japanese princess; daughter of emperor meiji and sono sachiko (1888–1940).
Born September 30th, 1888 in Tokyo.
Died March 8th, 1940 at 51 years old in Tokyo.
Lee Bong-chang
Korean independence activist (1900–1932) who attempted to assassinate the japanese emperor.
Born August 10th, 1900 in Seoul.
Died October 10th, 1932 at 32 years old in Tokyo (hanging to death).
Shinji Aoyama
Japanese film director and novelist (1964-2022).
Born July 13th, 1964 in Kitakyūshū-shi.
Died March 21st, 2022 at 57 years old in Tokyo (esophageal cancer). [ref]
Kiichiro Higuchi
Japanese general (1888-1970).
Born August 20th, 1888 in Minami-Awaji.
Died October 11th, 1970 at 82 years old in Tokyo.
Kaoru Yachigusa
Japanese actress (1931-2019).
Born January 6th, 1931 in Osaka Prefecture.
Died October 24th, 2019 at 88 years old in Tokyo (cancer). [ref]
Ayako Sono
Japanese writer.
Born September 17th, 1931 in Katsushika.
Died February 28th, 2025 at 93 years old in Tokyo. [ref]
Arisaka Nariakira
Japanese general (1852-1915).
Born April 5th, 1852 in Iwakuni.
Died January 12th, 1915 at 62 years old in Tokyo.
Fumio Hayasaka
Japanese composer (1914-1955).
Born August 19th, 1914 in Sendai.
Died October 15th, 1955 at 41 years old in Tokyo (tuberculosis).
Ito Sukeyuki
Japanese admiral (1843-1914).
Born May 20th, 1843 in Kagoshima.
Died January 16th, 1914 at 70 years old in Tokyo.
Kōji Tsujitani
Japanese actor, voice actor, narrator and director of audiography.
Born April 26th, 1962 in Kodaira.
Died October 17th, 2018 at 56 years old in Tokyo (stroke). [ref]
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