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Best-selling Japanese author Keigo Higashino dies of cancer

A bookstore in Tokyo earmarks a corner for Keigo Higashino's books on July 27, 2026, after publishers announce the death of the bestselling Japanese mystery author. Higashino, whose works have gained wide popularity in South Korea, China and other parts of Asia, died of bowel cancer on July 23, aged 68.

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Best-selling Japanese author Keigo Higashino dies of cancer

A bookstore in Tokyo earmarks a corner for Keigo Higashino's books on July 27, 2026, after publishers announce the death of the bestselling Japanese mystery author. Higashino, whose works have gained wide popularity in South Korea, China and other parts of Asia, died of bowel cancer on July 23, aged 68.

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Best-selling Japanese author Keigo Higashino dies of cancer

Novels by best-selling Japanese mystery author Keigo Higashino are displayed at a bookstore in Shanghai on July 27, 2026. Higashino, whose works have gained wide popularity in South Korea, China and other parts of Asia, died of bowel cancer on July 23, aged 68.

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Best-selling Japanese author Keigo Higashino dies of cancer

Keigo Higashino attends an award ceremony after winning the Japan Mystery Literature Award in Tokyo on March 18, 2025. The best-selling author, whose works gained wide popularity in South Korea, China and other parts of Asia, died of bowel cancer on July 23, 2026, aged 68.

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Best-selling Japanese author Keigo Higashino dies of cancer

Keigo Higashino attends an award ceremony after winning the Japan Mystery Literature Award in Tokyo on March 18, 2025. The best-selling author, whose works gained wide popularity in South Korea, China and other parts of Asia, died of bowel cancer on July 23, 2026, aged 68.

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Best-selling Japanese author Keigo Higashino dies of cancer

A bookstore in Tokyo earmarks a corner for Keigo Higashino's books on July 27, 2026, after publishers announce the death of the bestselling Japanese mystery author. Higashino, whose works gained wide popularity in South Korea, China and other parts of Asia, died of bowel cancer on July 23, 2026, aged of 68.

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Best-selling Japanese author Keigo Higashino dies of cancer

A woman reads a novel by bestselling Japanese mystery writer Keigo Higashino at a bookstore in Shanghai on July 27, 2026, after news of his death. Higashino, whose works gained wide popularity in South Korea, China and other parts of Asia, died of bowel cancer on July 23, aged 68.

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Best-selling Japanese author Keigo Higashino dies of cancer

Japanese mystery author Keigo Higashino holds a press conference in Tokyo on Jan. 17, 2006, after winning the prestigious Naoki Prize for "Yogisha X no Kenshin (The Devotion of Suspect X)." The best-selling author, whose works gained wide popularity in South Korea, China and other parts of Asia, died of bowel cancer on July 23, 2026, aged 68.

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Best-selling Japanese author Keigo Higashino dies of cancer

Photo taken in Tokyo in December 2023 shows Keigo Higashino, a bestselling Japanese author known for his mystery novels. Higashino, whose works gained wide popularity in South Korea, China and other parts of Asia, died of bowel cancer on July 23, 2026, aged 68.

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Higashino misses Edgar award

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows Japanese novelist Keigo Higashino. Higashino's novel, ''The Devotion of Suspect X,'' missed out on the 2012 Edgar Allan Poe Award for best novel, according to an announcement on April 26, 2012, by Mystery Writers of America.

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Higashino among Edgar award nominees

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows Japanese novelist Keigo Higashino. Mystery Writers of America on Jan. 19, 2012, announced its nominees for the 2012 Edgar Allan Poe Awards, including ''The Devotion of Suspect X'' by Higashino for the best novel category.

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Renowned Japanese writers at press conference

TOKYO, Japan - (From L to R) Award-winning Japanese novelists Jiro Asada, Arimasa Osawa, Mariko Hayashi and Keigo Higashino attend a press conference in Tokyo on Dec. 20, 2011. A group of renowned writers and cartoonists, including the four novelists, filed a suit with the Tokyo District Court the same day seeking a court order to stop digital book scanning services, alleging copyright infringement. They argue that such book scanning services could lead to the mass proliferation of pirated works on the Internet and hinder the formation of a digital book market.

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Itoyama wins Akutagawa prize, Higashino Naoki prize

TOKYO, Japan - Akiko Itoyama (R) and Keigo Higashino pose for photos with their books in hands after being named the recipients of this year's Akutagawa Prize and Naoki Prize, respectively, on Jan. 17.

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Itoyama wins Akutagawa prize, Higashino Naoki prize

TOKYO, Japan - Akiko Itoyama (R) and Keigo Higashino pose for photos with their books in hands after being named the recipients of this year's Akutagawa Prize and Naoki Prize, respectively, on Jan. 17. (Kyodo)

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Higashino misses Edgar award

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows Japanese novelist Keigo Higashino. Higashino's novel, ''The Devotion of Suspect X,'' missed out on the 2012 Edgar Allan Poe Award for best novel, according to an announcement on April 26, 2012, by Mystery Writers of America. (Kyodo)

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Renowned Japanese writers at press conference

TOKYO, Japan - (From L to R) Award-winning Japanese novelists Jiro Asada, Arimasa Osawa, Mariko Hayashi and Keigo Higashino attend a press conference in Tokyo on Dec. 20, 2011. A group of renowned writers and cartoonists, including the four novelists, filed a suit with the Tokyo District Court the same day seeking a court order to stop digital book scanning services, alleging copyright infringement. They argue that such book scanning services could lead to the mass proliferation of pirated works on the Internet and hinder the formation of a digital book market. (Kyodo)

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Higashino among Edgar award nominees

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows Japanese novelist Keigo Higashino. Mystery Writers of America on Jan. 19, 2012, announced its nominees for the 2012 Edgar Allan Poe Awards, including ''The Devotion of Suspect X'' by Higashino for the best novel category. (Kyodo)