THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
March 30, 2020 at 17:54 JST
Ken Shimura, second from left, at a party with other members of The Drifters in 2005 (Asahi Shimbun file photo)
Veteran comic Ken Shimura has died of complications caused by the novel coronavirus at the age of 70, sending shock waves through a nation bracing for an explosive surge in rapidly expanding infections. [Read More]
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