Political critic Daizo Kusayanagi dies at 78

Political critic Daizo Kusayanagi dies at 78

TOKYO, Japan - Daizo Kusayanagi, a political and social affairs critic, died of pneumonia July 22 at his house in Atami, Shizuoka Prefecture, his family said July 26. He was 78. Kusayanagi wrote numerous profiles of people, essays on art and books that earned him several awards.

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