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  • Takahashi Yukihiro (center) with Sakamoto Ryūichi (left) and Hosono Haruomi in June 2008. (© Reuters)

    Takahashi Yukihiro (center) with Sakamoto Ryūichi (left) and Hosono Haruomi in June 2008. (© Reuters)

  • Matsumoto Leiji in February 2013. (© AFP/Jiji)

    Matsumoto Leiji in February 2013. (© AFP/Jiji)

  • Toyoda Shōichirō in 1994. (© Reuters)

    Toyoda Shōichirō in 1994. (© Reuters)

  • Ōe Kenzaburō speaks to the press in front of his home on October 13, 1994, following being awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature. (© Jiji)

    Ōe Kenzaburō speaks to the press in front of his home on October 13, 1994, following being awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature. (© Jiji)

  • From left: Sakamoto Ryūichi, David Byrne, and Cong Su with their Academy Awards for Best Original Score for The Last Emperor in Hollywood on April 12, 1988. (© AFP/Jiji)

    From left: Sakamoto Ryūichi, David Byrne, and Cong Su with their Academy Awards for Best Original Score for The Last Emperor in Hollywood on April 12, 1988. (© AFP/Jiji)

  • Tanimura Shinji performs in December 1999. (© Jiji)

    Tanimura Shinji performs in December 1999. (© Jiji)

  • Ikeda Daisaku in May 2008. (© Jiji)

    Ikeda Daisaku in May 2008. (© Jiji)

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