Japanese painter Takayama dies at 95

Japanese painter Takayama dies at 95

TOKYO, Japan - Award-winning Japanese painter Tatsuo Takayama (file photo) died of pneumonia at his home in Tokyo on Sept. 14, his family said. He was 95. Inspired by the life of Paul Gauguin, Takayama painted his breakthrough work ''Yokushitsu'' (bathroom) in 1946, for which he won a special commendation in the Japan Fine Arts Exhibition, or Nitten.

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