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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......»»

Category: mediaSource: nytFeb 17th, 2019

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.....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsJan 6th, 2020

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......»»

Category: topSource: latimesMay 19th, 2021

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......»»

Category: topSource: washpostApr 30th, 2021

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......»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsMar 18th, 2021

Their Stories: Jazz guitar legend Bucky Pizzarelli dies at 94 after testing positive for coronavirus 

Pizzarelli served in the U.S. Army in Germany during the final months of World War II......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchApr 27th, 2020

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.....»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchApr 7th, 2020

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......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchMar 29th, 2020

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.....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsMar 22nd, 2020

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.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderFeb 12th, 2020

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.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderJan 17th, 2020

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 .....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsOct 10th, 2019

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......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchOct 2nd, 2019

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......»»

Category: mediaSource: nytMay 15th, 2019

North Korea Denies "Secret" Nuclear Facilities Exist As Door Closing On Future Talks

A new report by the prominent Japanese d.....»»

Category: blogSource: zerohedgeMar 19th, 2019

Gaza Border Protests: Second Journalist Dies From Israeli Fire

Photojournalist Ahmed Abu Hussein, 24, was shot in the stomach on April 13......»»

Category: topSource: newsweekApr 25th, 2018

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......»»

Category: topSource: wsjApr 18th, 2018

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......»»

Category: asiaSource: wsjApr 18th, 2018

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.....»»

Category: topSource: business-standardApr 16th, 2018

Russian journalist who covered Wagner Group mercenary deaths in Syria dies after falling from balcony

RamiroWTF/YouTube A Russian .....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderApr 15th, 2018

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......»»

Category: blogSource: 247wallstMay 14th, 2018