Kiyoshi Koyama, Prominent Japanese Jazz Journalist, Dies at 82
As the editor of his country’s leading jazz magazine, he documented the music’s development. As a producer of archival albums, he helped document its past......»»
Buckhead restaurateur Kiyoshi Takahara Nakato dies
Kiyoshi Takahara Nakato, who helped operate Buckhead's Nakato Japanese Restaurant and expand the brand throughout the Southeast, died Jan. 1. He was 69. "Kiyoshi worked tirelessly to help support his wife’s family business," an announcement from.....»»
Robert F. Maguire III, prominent developer who changed the L.A. skyline, dies
Maguire shaped the city's skyline as the developer of prominent high-rises, including downtown icon U.S. Bank Tower.Maguire shaped the city's skyline as the developer of prominent high-rises, including downtown icon U.S. Bank Tower......»»
Eli Broad, billionaire who helped shape the cultural life of L.A., dies at 87
He became one of the country’s most prominent philanthropists in the arts, sciences and education......»»
John Elliott, litigator and Elliott Greenleaf founder, dies at 79
Known for his hard-charging style in the courtroom, Elliott as among the most prominent commercial litigators in Philadelphia for the better part of five decades, but never forgot the coal country of his youth......»»
Their Stories: Jazz guitar legend Bucky Pizzarelli dies at 94 after testing positive for coronavirusÂ
Pizzarelli served in the U.S. Army in Germany during the final months of World War II......»»
Their Stories: Ken Shimura, one of Japan’s most famous comedians, dies at 70 after contracting the coronavirus
The versatile funnyman was beloved by generations of Japanese spanning five decades.....»»
The New York Post: Longtime CBS News journalist Maria Mercader dies of coronavirus
Award-winning CBS News veteran Maria Mercader died of COVID-19 in a New York hospital on Sunday, the network announced......»»
Prominent Wisconsin bank executive Chris Bauer dies at 71
Chris Bauer, who exited his retirement as a prominent Wisconsin bank executive to lead struggling AnchorBancCorp in Madison, has died at age 71. Bauer “passed away peacefully†on March 13, according to a death notice that did not give a cause of de.....»»
A rare Japanese whiskey is about to hit the market, but you"ll have to win a lottery for the chance to drop $27,000 on a bottle
RITSUKO ANDO/Reuters Suntory, a prominent whiskey distiller in Japan, is releasing a rare single malt whiskey. There are only 100 bottles available, and prospective buyers will have to enter a lottery in order to.....»»
FC Barcelona"s new manager is a "gamble" who may not last 6 months, according to the country"s most prominent soccer journalist
Getty/Alex Caparros/Simon Stacpoole Soccer journalist Guillem Balague says FC Barcelona's.....»»
Capital Gains: UT professor wins Nobel, prominent real estate figure dies, SXSW grows impact & other news
Usually on page 3 of our weekly edition we wrap up some of the news, talk and speculation floating around town with our Capital Gains feature. But this week we're going with a special online-only version. Here's what caught our eyes this week. UT .....»»
Sue Chang, 53, longtime MarketWatch journalist, dies
Sue Chang, a longtime MarketWatch reporter and editor, died surrounded by family and friends in her home in California on Monday. She was 53......»»
Sergei Dorenko, Maverick Russian Broadcast Journalist, Dies at 59
A former vocal supporter of Putin, he was also unafraid to challenge the authorities in a career in which he was alternately in and out of favor......»»
North Korea Denies "Secret" Nuclear Facilities Exist As Door Closing On Future Talks
A new report by the prominent Japanese d.....»»
Gaza Border Protests: Second Journalist Dies From Israeli Fire
Photojournalist Ahmed Abu Hussein, 24, was shot in the stomach on April 13......»»
Japanese Official Resigns Over Sexual-Harassment Claims
A top Japanese finance official resigned in one of Japan’s most prominent sexual-harassment controversies after the government of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe drew widespread criticism over its handling of the allegations......»»
Barbara Bush Dies at Age 92
Barbara Pierce Bush went from a privileged childhood to become the wife of one president and mother of another, serving throughout as a pugnacious guardian of what had become America’s most prominent political family......»»
Veteran journalist Surendra Nihal Singh dies at 88 due to illness
S Nihal Singh had worked with several leading newspapers including The Indian Express, The Statesman and Khaleej Times.....»»
Russian journalist who covered Wagner Group mercenary deaths in Syria dies after falling from balcony
RamiroWTF/YouTube A Russian .....»»
Xerox Deal to Combine With Fujifilm Dies, Leaving US Company With Difficult Future
The collapse of a merger of Xerox with an arm of Japanese company Fujifilm leaves troubled Xerox with a difficult future, after years of efforts by a string of executives to turn around its business......»»