Music pioneer Ryuichi Sakamoto passes away at 71.
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Ryuichi Sakamoto, the award-winning composer and member of Yellow Magic Orchestra, has died at the age of 71. He had been battling stage 4 cancer since June 2021, after previously being diagnosed with throat cancer in 2014 and rectal cancer in 2021.
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