Deaths from liver cancer in Japan

Japanese aikidoka (1883-1969)

Japanese film director (1926-2006)

Japanese fashion designer (1938−2022)

Japanese actor (1937–2008)

Japanese actor and singer (1934–1987)

Japanese actor (1933–2014)

Japanese composer, arranger, pianist (1949-2007)

Japanese mangaka and animator (1932–1977)

Japanese actor (1912–1991)

Japanese novelist (1897–1973)

Japanese singer-songwriter (1965-2008)

Japanese singer and actor (1938-2013)

Japanese novelist (1930-2022)

Japanese drummer (1958–2008)

Japanese actor (1964-2001)

Japanese politician

Sumo wrestler (1926-1977)

Japanese professional wrestler (1963-2022)

Japanese virologist (1929-2009)

Japanese photographer

Japanese athletics competitor

Japanese film and television actor

professional baseball player

Japanese composer (1949–2006)

Japanese educator (1858–1929)

Japanese screenwriter (1929–2008)