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Scholar of German literature Kawamura dies at age 80

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Jiro Kawamura, a scholar of German literature and literary critic, died Feb. 7 of a cardiac infarction at his home in Yokohama, his family said Feb. 8. He was 80.

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Jungian psychoanalyst Kawai dies at 79

TOKYO, Japan - Noted Jungian psychoanalyst and former Agency for Cultural Affairs chief Hayao Kawai (file photo taken in March, 2005) died of a brain infarction at a hospital in Tenri, Nara Prefecture, on July 19. He was 79. Kawai, who was also a professor emeritus at Kyoto University, had remained unconscious since last August when he suffered a stroke and was taken to hospital.

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Former transport minister Kichizo Hosoda dies at 94

TOKYO, Japan - Former transport minister Kichizo Hosoda (in file photo taken in June 1986), who helped realize the privatization of Japan's national railway service in 1987, died of acute myocardial infarction early at a Tokyo hospital on Feb. 11, his family said. He was 94.

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Ex-national team coach Shukuzawa dies at 55

TOKYO, Japan - Hiroaki Shukuzawa (file photo), the most successful coach of the Japan national rugby team, died of cardiac infarction on June 17. He was 55.

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Car carrying body of Obuchi passes by premier's official residen

TOKYO, Japan - A car carrying the body of former Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi passes by the front gate of the prime minister's official residence on May 14. Obuchi died of a cerebral infarction earlier in the day. He had been in a coma since he suffered a stroke April 2.

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Reporters, photographers flock to hospital where Obuchi died

TOKYO, Japan - Reporters and photographers on May 14 flock to Tokyo's Juntendo University Hospital, where former Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi died of a cerebral infarction earlier in the day. Obuchi had been in a coma since he suffered a stroke April 2.

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Ex-national team coach Shukuzawa dies at 55

TOKYO, Japan - Hiroaki Shukuzawa (file photo), the most successful coach of the Japan national rugby team, died of cardiac infarction on June 17. He was 55. (Kyodo)

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Former transport minister Kichizo Hosoda dies at 94

TOKYO, Japan - Former transport minister Kichizo Hosoda (in file photo taken in June 1986), who helped realize the privatization of Japan's national railway service in 1987, died of acute myocardial infarction early at a Tokyo hospital on Feb. 11, his family said. He was 94. (Kyodo)

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Ex-Nissan President Hanawa dies at 81

File photo taken in 1999 shows Yoshikazu Hanawa, former president of Nissan Motor Co. Hanawa died of myocardial infarction at a hospital in Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture, on Dec. 18, 2015. He was 81. Hanawa played a leading role in forming a capital tie-up with French automaker Renault S.A. in 1999 as Nissan president. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese cartoonist Shigeru Mizuki dies at 93

File photo taken in March 2004 shows Japanese cartoonist Shigeru Mizuki drawing characters from his popular horror comic series "Gegege no Kitaro" on a wall in the lobby of the Mizuki Shigeru Kinenkan museum in Sakaiminato in Tottori Prefecture, western Japan. Mizuki died of myocardial infarction on Nov. 30, 2015, at age 93. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese cartoonist Shigeru Mizuki dies at 93

File photo taken in May 2014 shows Japanese cartoonist Shigeru Mizuki (L) and his wife Nunoe Mura posing for a photo with Kitaro, the main character of his popular horror comic series " Gegege no Kitaro," in Tokyo. Mizuki died of myocardial infarction on Nov. 30, 2015, at age 93. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese cartoonist Shigeru Mizuki dies at 93

Photo taken in February 2013 shows Japanese cartoonist Shigeru Mizuki, known for the popular horror comic series "Gegege no Kitaro." He died of myocardial infarction on Nov. 30, 2015, at age 93. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Jungian psychoanalyst Kawai dies at 79

TOKYO, Japan - Noted Jungian psychoanalyst and former Agency for Cultural Affairs chief Hayao Kawai (file photo taken in March, 2005) died of a brain infarction at a hospital in Tenri, Nara Prefecture, on July 19. He was 79. Kawai, who was also a professor emeritus at Kyoto University, had remained unconscious since last August when he suffered a stroke and was taken to hospital. (Kyodo)

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Scholar of German literature Kawamura dies at age 80

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Jiro Kawamura, a scholar of German literature and literary critic, died Feb. 7 of a cardiac infarction at his home in Yokohama, his family said Feb. 8. He was 80. (Kyodo)

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Japanese film director Sono

Undated photo shows Japanese film director Shion Sono. His agency said he underwent surgery after developing myocardial infarction on Feb. 7, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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N. Korea's Kim Yong Chun

Kim Yong Chun, seen in this file photo taken in Pyongyang in October 2010, who was a close aide to Kim Jong Il, the father of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, died of acute myocardial infarction Aug. 16, 2018, at age 82. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Reporters, photographers flock to hospital where Obuchi died

TOKYO, Japan - Reporters and photographers on May 14 flock to Tokyo's Juntendo University Hospital, where former Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi died of a cerebral infarction earlier in the day. Obuchi had been in a coma since he suffered a stroke April 2.

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Car carrying body of Obuchi passes by premier's official residen

TOKYO, Japan - A car carrying the body of former Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi passes by the front gate of the prime minister's official residence on May 14. Obuchi died of a cerebral infarction earlier in the day. He had been in a coma since he suffered a stroke April 2.

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Kumamoto Gov. Fukushima dies in a spa inn

KUMAMOTO, Japan - Kumamoto Gov. Joji Fukushima dies of cardiac infarction on Feb. 25 in a Kumamoto hospital, after collapsing in an inn with a hot spring. The 72-year-old lawmaker-turned-governor, who was appointed labor minister in August 1989 in the cabinet of then Prime Minister Toshiki Kaifu, was first elected governor in 1991.