Content Planning
이 포스팅은 쿠팡 파트너스 활동의 일환으로, 이에 따른 일정액의 수수료를 제공받습니다.
Verification date and time: 2026-07-27 21:44 Korea Standard Time
Selected platform: Naver Blog
OSMU role: Fact-checking content that connects a breaking story about a public figure with official announcements and introductory information about their works.
Search intent: Timely searches by users seeking to verify whether Keigo Higashino has died and to find information about his cause of death, age, notable works, and upcoming publication schedule.
Differentiating point: Clearly distinguish the date of death from the announcement date, explain the difference between the expressions '106 volumes' and '106 works,' and separately address publication schedules in Japan and South Korea.
Primary keywords: Keigo Higashino, Keigo Higashino death announcement, Keigo Higashino death, Keigo Higashino cause of death, died at age 68, colorectal cancer, Keigo Higashino notable works, The Miracles of the Namiya General Store, The Devotion of Suspect X, final new book
Research and Verification Summary
At the time of verification, the Google Trends South Korea page for the 'past 24 hours' showed Keigo Higashino as an active trending search with more than 2 ten-thousand searches. Related queries included 'Keigo Higashino death.' This figure is not an exact cumulative search total or a combined ranking across search portals, but rather a range-based trend figure provided by Google Trends. Google Trends
Daum News also published a related culture article on the evening of 2026-07-27. However, the available evidence does not establish its ranking across all Daum searches. Accordingly, expressions such as '1th in real-time searches on Google and Daum' were not used. Daum
Japanese publisher Kodansha officially announced on July 27 that Keigo Higashino had died of colorectal cancer in the early hours of 2026-07-23, at the age of 68. A private funeral was held for family members, and an announcement regarding whether a public memorial service will be held is expected at a later date. Kodansha+1
The top-ranking articles in the search results consistently covered the cause of death, age, and notable works. However, some headlines did not clearly distinguish the date of death from the announcement date, while others described the number of works differently, using '106 works' and '106 volumes.' The new book scheduled for publication on 2026-08-05 is also part of the Japanese release schedule. No publication date for a Korean-language edition had been announced in the materials reviewed.
이 포스팅은 쿠팡 파트너스 활동의 일환으로, 이에 따른 일정액의 수수료를 제공받습니다.