Japanese author, animal researcher "Mutsugoro" dies at 87

Japanese author, animal researcher "Mutsugoro" dies at 87

Japanese author and animal researcher Masanori Hata plays with a dog in Nakashibetsu on Japan's northernmost main island of Hokkaido in June 2016. Hata, who frequently appeared on television shows about animals and was better known by his nickname "Mutsugoro," died of a heart attack on April 5, 2023, at 87.

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