Songwriter, novelist Yamaguchi dies at 77

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in July 1985 shows Yoko Yamaguchi attending a press conference after winning the Naoki Prize for popular literature. Yamaguchi, also a well-known songwriter, died of respiratory failure on Sept. 6, 2014, at the age of 77.

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