Anpanman creator Yanase dies

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Photo shows the Anpanman museum in Yokohama, near Tokyo, on Oct. 15, 2013. Takashi Yanase, the creator of Anpanman, a character from one of the most popular Japanese anime cartoon series for young children, died of heart failure at a Tokyo hospital on Oct. 13 aged 94.

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