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Kenji Nagai

1957 - 2007

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Kenji Nagai (長井 健司, Nagai Kenji; August 27, 1957 – September 27, 2007) was a Japanese photojournalist who took many assignments to conflict zones and dangerous areas around the world. He was shot dead in Myanmar during the Saffron Revolution while filming. Nagai continued to take photographs as he lay wounded on the ground, later dying from gunshot injuries to the chest. The government of Myanmar claimed that the cause of his death was a stray bullet; this was later disproven. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Kenji Nagai is the 117th most popular journalist (up from 119th in 2019), the 1,789th most popular biography from Japan (down from 1,663rd in 2019) and the 4th most popular Japanese Journalist.

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Among JOURNALISTS

Among journalists, Kenji Nagai ranks 117 out of 196. Before him are Anna Whitlock, Jemima Goldsmith, Steven Sotloff, Arbana Xharra, Don McCullin, and Bianca Maria Piccinino. After him are Carol Thatcher, Peter Jennings, Catherine Leroy, Sara Carbonero, Margarita Simonyan, and Bogna Koreng.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1957, Kenji Nagai ranks 454. Before him are Kevin Von Erich, Chris Lewis, Lorenzo di Bonaventura, Lília Cabral, Frank Schätzing, and Igor Sergun. After him are Dawn French, Anna Fotyga, Arnoldo Iguarán, Othmar Karas, Klaus Lindenberger, and Mark Mancina. Among people deceased in 2007, Kenji Nagai ranks 368. Before him are F. Albert Cotton, Dmitri Prigov, Jean-François Deniau, Yelena Petushkova, Dennis Johnson, and Hans Mild. After him are Dusty Anderson, Bob Clark, Yolanda King, Tillie Olsen, Brad Delp, and Beniamino Andreatta.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Kenji Nagai ranks 1,789 out of 6,245. Before him are Kin Endate (1960), Shigetatsu Matsunaga (1962), Yuki Tsunoda (2000), Harumi Kori (1953), Seiko Yamanaka (1989), and Princess Mako of Akishino (1991). After him are Akihiro Yoshida (1975), Hiroshi Kamiya (1975), Masushi Ouchi (1943), Aiko, Princess Toshi (2001), Keiko Matsui (1961), and Katsuo Takaishi (1906).

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Among JOURNALISTS In Japan

Among journalists born in Japan, Kenji Nagai ranks 4. Before him are Kanno Sugako (1881), Kenji Goto (1967), and Tsuneko Sasamoto (1914). After him are Mika Yamamoto (1967).

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