Farewell ceremony for lyricist, broadcast script writer Rokusuke Ei
Freelance announcer Mari Ei (C), the daughter of broadcast script writer Rokusuke Ei (shown in portrait in the back), speaks to reporters at his farewell ceremony in Tokyo on Aug. 30, 2016. Ei, who was also a long-time radio personality, wrote the lyrics of Kyu Sakamoto's popular "Sukiyaki" song that reached the top of the U.S. Billboard Hit 100 chart in 1963. Ei passed away in July at age 83. (Kyodo)
==Kyodo
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- ILEA000094973
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- 2016/8/30 10:18:53
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- Kyodo / Kyodo News Images
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- 2016 Kyodo News
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