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Mystery author Higashino's posthumous novel

Mystery author Higashino's posthumous novel

An event commemorating the publication of mystery author Keigo Higashino's posthumous novel "Eternal Memory" ("Eien no Kioku") is held at a bookstore in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward on the night of Aug. 4, 2026, ahead of its midnight release.

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Mystery author Higashino's posthumous novel

Mystery author Higashino's posthumous novel

Copies of mystery author Keigo Higashino's posthumous novel "Eternal Memory" (Eien no Kioku) are piled up at a bookstore in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward on the night of Aug. 4, 2026, ahead of its midnight release.

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Best-selling Japanese author Keigo Higashino dies of cancer

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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Tie-up for 1-hour Japan-U.S. travel via space

Tie-up for 1-hour Japan-U.S. travel via space

Nippon Travel Agency Co. President Keigo Yoshida (L) and Innovative Space Carrier Inc. President Kojiro Hatada pose for a photo in Tokyo on Oct. 28, 2025, as they attend a press conference held after the announcement of their joint plan to launch a point-to-point transport service that would connect Tokyo and U.S. cities in 60 minutes via outer space.

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Tie-up for 1-hour Japan-U.S. travel via space

Tie-up for 1-hour Japan-U.S. travel via space

Nippon Travel Agency Co. President Keigo Yoshida (L) and Innovative Space Carrier Inc. President Kojiro Hatada pose for a photo in Tokyo on Oct. 28, 2025, as they attend a press conference held after the announcement of their joint plan to launch a point-to-point transport service that would connect Tokyo and U.S. cities in 60 minutes via outer space.

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CALCIO - UEFA Champions League - FC Basel 1893 vs FC Copenhagen

CALCIO - UEFA Champions League - FC Basel 1893 vs FC Copenhagen

Keigo Tsunemoto (FC Basel 1893, #6) moves the ball during FC Basel 1893 vs FC Copenhagen, UEFA Champions League football match in Basel, Switzerland, August 20 2025

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CALCIO - UEFA Champions League - FC Basel 1893 vs FC Copenhagen

CALCIO - UEFA Champions League - FC Basel 1893 vs FC Copenhagen

Keigo Tsunemoto (FC Basel 1893, #6) passes the ball during FC Basel 1893 vs FC Copenhagen, UEFA Champions League football match in Basel, Switzerland, August 20 2025

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CALCIO - UEFA Champions League - FC Basel 1893 vs FC Copenhagen

CALCIO - UEFA Champions League - FC Basel 1893 vs FC Copenhagen

Keigo Tsunemoto (FC Basel 1893, #6) works against Robert (FC Copenhagen, #16) during FC Basel 1893 vs FC Copenhagen, UEFA Champions League football match in Basel, Switzerland, August 20 2025

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CALCIO - UEFA Champions League - FC Basel 1893 vs FC Copenhagen

CALCIO - UEFA Champions League - FC Basel 1893 vs FC Copenhagen

Keigo Tsunemoto (FC Basel 1893, #6) against Robert (FC Copenhagen, #16) during FC Basel 1893 vs FC Copenhagen, UEFA Champions League football match in Basel, Switzerland, August 20 2025

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CALCIO - UEFA Champions League - FC Basel 1893 vs FC Copenhagen

CALCIO - UEFA Champions League - FC Basel 1893 vs FC Copenhagen

Robert (FC Copenhagen, #16) against Keigo Tsunemoto (FC Basel 1893, #6) during FC Basel 1893 vs FC Copenhagen, UEFA Champions League football match in Basel, Switzerland, August 20 2025

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CALCIO - UEFA Champions League - FC Basel 1893 vs FC Copenhagen

CALCIO - UEFA Champions League - FC Basel 1893 vs FC Copenhagen

Robert (FC Copenhagen, #16) against Keigo Tsunemoto (FC Basel 1893, #6) during FC Basel 1893 vs FC Copenhagen, UEFA Champions League football match in Basel, Switzerland, August 20 2025

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CALCIO - UEFA Champions League - FC Basel 1893 vs FC Copenhagen

CALCIO - UEFA Champions League - FC Basel 1893 vs FC Copenhagen

Keigo Tsunemoto (FC Basel 1893, #6) passes the ball during FC Basel 1893 vs FC Copenhagen, UEFA Champions League football match in Basel, Switzerland, August 20 2025

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CALCIO - UEFA Champions League - FC Basel 1893 vs FC Copenhagen

CALCIO - UEFA Champions League - FC Basel 1893 vs FC Copenhagen

Keigo Tsunemoto (FC Basel 1893, #6) passes the ball during FC Basel 1893 vs FC Copenhagen, UEFA Champions League football match in Basel, Switzerland, August 20 2025

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Japan whip Egypt to reach 1st men's soccer semis in 44 years

Japan whip Egypt to reach 1st men's soccer semis in 44 years

MANCHESTER, Britain - Japan Olympic soccer team players (from L) Shuichi Gonda, Manabu Saito, Yuhei Tokunaga, Hotaru Yamaguchi, Keigo Higashi, Gotoku Sakai and Daisuke Suzuki wave to fans after beating Egypt 3-0 in a London 2012 quarterfinal at Old Trafford in Manchester on Aug. 4, 2012.

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Japan whip Egypt to reach 1st men's soccer semis in 44 years

Japan whip Egypt to reach 1st men's soccer semis in 44 years

MANCHESTER, Britain - Japan's Keigo Higashi (10) vies for the ball during the second half of a men's Olympic soccer quarterfinal against Egypt at Old Trafford in Manchester on Aug. 4, 2012. Japan beat Egypt 3-0, advancing to the semifinals of the London 2012 Olympic soccer tournament.

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Japan whip Egypt to reach 1st men's soccer semis in 44 years

Japan whip Egypt to reach 1st men's soccer semis in 44 years

MANCHESTER, Britain - Japan's Kensuke Nagai (front) celebrates after scoring the team's opening goal during the first half of a men's Olympic soccer quarterfinal against Egypt at Old Trafford in Manchester on Aug. 4, 2012. At right is Japan's Keigo Higashi. Japan beat Egypt 3-0, advancing to the semifinals of the London 2012 Olympic soccer tournament.

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Japan whip Egypt to reach 1st men's soccer semis in 44 years

Japan whip Egypt to reach 1st men's soccer semis in 44 years

MANCHESTER, Britain - Japan's Kensuke Nagai (C) celebrates with Hiroshi Kiyotake (L) and Keigo Higashi after scoring the team's opening goal during the first half of a men's Olympic soccer quarterfinal against Egypt at Old Trafford in Manchester on Aug. 4, 2012. Japan beat Egypt 3-0, advancing to the semifinals of the London 2012 Olympic soccer tournament.

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Japan whip Egypt to reach 1st men's soccer semis in 44 years

Japan whip Egypt to reach 1st men's soccer semis in 44 years

MANCHESTER, Britain - Japan's Keigo Higashi plays the ball during the first half of a men's Olympic soccer quarterfinal against Egypt at Old Trafford in Manchester on Aug. 4, 2012. Japan beat Egypt 3-0, advancing to the semifinals of the London 2012 Olympic soccer tournament.

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Japan advance to Olympic men's soccer quarterfinals

Japan advance to Olympic men's soccer quarterfinals

NEWCASTLE, Britain - Japan's Keigo Higashi (C) vies for the ball during the first half of a Group D men's soccer match against Morocco at St. James' Park at the 2012 London Olympics on July 29, 2012. Japan beat Morocco 1-0.

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Japan shock Spain in men's soccer for historic victory

Japan shock Spain in men's soccer for historic victory

GLASGOW, Scotland - Japan's Keigo Higashi (10) shoots during the second half of an Olympic men's soccer Group D opener against Spain at Hampden Park on July 26, 2012. Japan beat Spain 1-0.

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Japan shock Spain in men's soccer for historic victory

Japan shock Spain in men's soccer for historic victory

GLASGOW, Scotland - Japan's Keigo Higashi (L) passes the ball during the first half of an Olympic men's soccer Group D opener against Spain at Hampden Park on July 26, 2012. Japan beat Spain 1-0.

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Japan beat Mexico in last tune-up before Olympics

Japan beat Mexico in last tune-up before Olympics

NOTTINGHAM, Britain - Keigo Higashi scores Japan's first goal in the first half of an Olympic preparation game against Mexico in Nottingham, Britain, on July 21, 2012. Japan won Mexico 2-1.

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Higashino misses Edgar award

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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Japan beat Malaysia 4-0

Japan beat Malaysia 4-0

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - Japan Under-23 member Manabu Saito (15) celebrates with teammates Genki Haraguchi (L) and Keigo Higashi (10) after scoring during the second half of a game against Malaysia in Kuala Lumpur on Feb. 22, 2012, in Group C of the Asian zone qualifiers for the London Olympics. Japan won 4-0.

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Higashino among Edgar award nominees

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

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

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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FC Tokyo vs Shanghai SIPG in ACL knockout-stage

FC Tokyo vs Shanghai SIPG in ACL knockout-stage

Keigo Higashi of Japan's FC Tokyo (L) and Dario Leonardo Conca of China's Shaghai SIPG battle for the ball during the first half of their Asian Champions League's Round of 16 match in Shanghai on May 22, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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FC Tokyo, Jeonbuk Hyundai play in Asian Champions League opener

FC Tokyo, Jeonbuk Hyundai play in Asian Champions League opener

Midfielder Keigo Higashi of Japan's FC Tokyo falls on goalkeeper Kwoun Sun Tae of South Korea's Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors during the first half of an Asian Champions League Group E opening game in Jeonju, South Korea, on Feb. 23, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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FC Tokyo beat Chonburi FC 9-0 in AFC Champions League playoff

FC Tokyo beat Chonburi FC 9-0 in AFC Champions League playoff

Midfielder Keigo Higashi of Japan's FC Tokyo scores his side's third goal during the first half of an AFC Champions League playoff against Thailand's Chonburi FC at Ajinomoto Stadium in Tokyo on Feb. 9, 2016. FC Tokyo won 9-0 to advance to the group stage. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Water polo: Japan's men reach 1st Olympics in 32 years

Water polo: Japan's men reach 1st Olympics in 32 years

Keigo Okawa of Japan shoots to score against China during the Asian Water Polo Championships in Foshan, southern China on Dec. 20, 2015. Japan's men's water polo team beat China 16-10 to reach the Olympics for the first time in 32 years. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Itoyama wins Akutagawa prize, Higashino Naoki prize

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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KIYOURA KEIGO

KIYOURA KEIGO

Kiyoura Yasutsune (?) in formal attire.==Date:unknown, Place:unknown, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number18‐58‐0]

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Higashino misses Edgar award

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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Japan beat Malaysia 4-0

Japan beat Malaysia 4-0

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - Japan Under-23 member Manabu Saito (15) celebrates with teammates Genki Haraguchi (L) and Keigo Higashi (10) after scoring during the second half of a game against Malaysia in Kuala Lumpur on Feb. 22, 2012, in Group C of the Asian zone qualifiers for the London Olympics. Japan won 4-0. (Kyodo)

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Renowned Japanese writers at press conference

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

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)

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Badminton: Malaysian's Goh, Tan win men's doubles in Dubai

Badminton: Malaysian's Goh, Tan win men's doubles in Dubai

Malaysia's Goh V Shem (R) and Tan Wee Kiong (2nd from R) pose with their trophies after winning the men's doubles at the Dubai World Superseries Finals on Dec. 18, 2016, alongside Japanese silver medalists Takeshi Kamura (L) and Keigo Sonoda. The Malaysians won 21-14, 21-19 in the final. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tokyo-Hakone collegiate ekiden road relay

Tokyo-Hakone collegiate ekiden road relay

Aoyama Gakuin University anchor Keigo Yuhara is tossed in the air by teammates after they claimed victory in the two-day Tokyo-Hakone collegiate ekiden road relay on Jan. 3, 2020. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tokyo-Hakone collegiate ekiden road relay

Tokyo-Hakone collegiate ekiden road relay

Keigo Yuhara of Aoyama Gakuin University crosses the finish line in Tokyo's Otemachi business district to claim victory for his school in the two-day Tokyo-Hakone collegiate ekiden road relay on Jan. 3, 2020. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tokyo-Hakone collegiate ekiden road relay

Tokyo-Hakone collegiate ekiden road relay

Keigo Yuhara of Aoyama Gakuin University crosses the finish line in Tokyo's Otemachi business district to claim victory for his school in the two-day Tokyo-Hakone collegiate ekiden road relay on Jan. 3, 2020. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tokyo-Hakone collegiate ekiden road relay

Tokyo-Hakone collegiate ekiden road relay

Keigo Yuhara of Aoyama Gakuin University crosses the finish line in Tokyo's Otemachi business district to claim victory for his school in the two-day Tokyo-Hakone collegiate ekiden road relay on Jan. 3, 2020. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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