Ryuichi Sakamoto, Oscar-Winning Composer and Musical Innovator, Dies at Age 71

Ryuichi Sakamoto, Oscar-Winning Composer and Musical Innovator, Dies at Age 71

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Genre-defying music giant Ryuichi Sakamoto has died, as reported by the Japanese news outlet Yomiuri Shimbun and Reuters on Sunday. The composer’s official social media outlet tweeted that the Tokyo-born artist passed last Tuesday. The cause of death was believed to be cancer, as he had been…

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