Actress Oyama, voice of iconic anime character Doraemon, dies at 90

Actress Oyama, voice of iconic anime character Doraemon, dies at 90

Nobuyo Oyama (C), the voice of the robotic cat in the popular Japanese anime series Doraemon, and those providing voices of other characters in the anime meet the press on Oct. 8, 2004, at a studio in Tokyo after the day's recording as Doraemon marked the 25th anniversary of its start on television. Oyama died on Sept. 29, 2024, aged 90.

Actress Oyama, voice of iconic anime character Doraemon, dies at 90

Actress Oyama, voice of iconic anime character Doraemon, dies at 90

Keisuke Sagawa, husband of Japanese voice actress Nobuyo Oyama, holds a book he wrote about her life after the onset of her dementia during a media event in Tokyo on Oct. 26, 2015. Best known for providing the voice of the robotic cat Doraemon in the popular Japanese anime series, Oyama died on Sept. 29, 2024, aged 90.

Actress Oyama, voice of iconic anime character Doraemon, dies at 90

Actress Oyama, voice of iconic anime character Doraemon, dies at 90

Nobuyo Oyama (R), the original voice of the robotic cat in the popular Japanese anime series Doraemon, talks with her successor Wasabi Mizuta during an event at a hotel in Tokyo on Oct. 25, 2006. Oyama died on Sept. 29, 2024, aged 90.

Actress Oyama, voice of iconic anime character Doraemon, dies at 90

Actress Oyama, voice of iconic anime character Doraemon, dies at 90

Undated photo taken in Tokyo shows Japanese voice actress Nobuyo Oyama (R) along with actor Hisaya Morishige (C) and actress and singer Rina Chinen. Best known for providing the voice of the robotic cat Doraemon in the popular Japanese anime series, Oyama died on Sept. 29, 2024, aged 90.

Actress Oyama, voice of iconic anime character Doraemon, dies at 90

Actress Oyama, voice of iconic anime character Doraemon, dies at 90

Photo taken on March 7, 1980, shows Japanese voice actress Nobuyo Oyama. Best known for providing the voice of the robotic cat Doraemon in the popular Japanese anime series, Oyama died on Sept. 29, 2024, aged 90.

Women's entry into Shinto priesthood increasing

Women's entry into Shinto priesthood increasing

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken Feb. 6, 2014 shows Nobuyo Otagaki, a female chief priest at the Amagasaki Ebisu Shrine, in Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture, performing a purification rite in the city in front of businesspeople to pray for prosperity in their businesses.

Wartime poet's niece shows collection of his poems

Wartime poet's niece shows collection of his poems

Nobuyo Shoji, niece of poet Kozo Takeuchi known for poems depicting his wartime inner conflicts, holds a collection of his works at her home in Tsu, Mie Prefecture, western Japan, on Aug. 5, 2015. Takeuchi died at 23 as an Imperial Japanese Army soldier toward the end of World War II. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo