Memorial hall opens for Japan pop music composer Funamura in Nikko

A memorial hall honoring Japanese popular music composer Toru Funamura is shown to the press on April 21, 2015, on the premises of Michi no Eki (roadside station) Nikko in Nikko, Tochigi Prefecture, north of Tokyo. ==Kyodo

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