Musician Kazuhiko Kato found hanged at Karuizawa hotel

Musician Kazuhiko Kato found hanged at Karuizawa hotel

TOKYO, Japan - Musician Kazuhiko Kato (file photo taken in October, 2006), founder of the Sadistic Mika Band which was internationally successful in the 1970s, was found hanged at a hotel in the resort town of Karuizawa in Nagano Prefecture on Oct. 17. The local police believe Kato, 62, who had stayed at the hotel, committed suicide.

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