Keigo Higashino, a prolific Japanese writer known for his mystery novels, died of cancer at age 68. The announcement came from his official X account.
Keigo Higashino died at the age of 68.
The cause was cancer, according to a statement from his official X account.
Higashino was recognized for his creativity and produced many works in the mystery genre.
Yoshihiro Nishimura, known for directing “Tokyo Gore Police,” died Monday in Tokyo at age 59 after a hospital stay for liver disease.
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Police in Saiki, Oita Prefecture, arrested a 44-year-old man on Monday after he stabbed four people at a Tsutaya bookstore parking lot around 10 a.m. All victims were hospitalized but their wounds are not life-threatening.
Yohei Kono, the veteran politician who issued a 1993 apology over Japan's wartime sexual abuse of comfort women, has died at 89. Officials confirmed he passed away of old age on Monday.
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Japanese police have issued an arrest warrant for the potential mastermind in the murder of a 69-year-old woman in Tochigi. The man fled to China after the break-in at her home.