Ryuichi Sakamoto, an award-winning composer and member of pioneering electronic act Yellow Magic Orchestra, has died. He was 71 years old.
Japanese publication Sponichi reported late Sunday that it had learned of Sakamoto¡¯s death on March 28, and the artist¡¯s .
Sakamoto announced in June of last year that he was battling stage 4 cancer. He had previously been diagnosed with throat cancer in 2014 and rectal cancer in 2021.
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