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"Sukiyaki" singer in U.S.

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows Japanese singer Kyu Sakamoto signing his autograph in Los Angeles in August 1963 during a visit to the United States after his song "Sukiyaki" became a smash U.S. hit.

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"Sukiyaki" singer in U.S.

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows Japanese singer Kyu Sakamoto (R) and U.S. television personality Steve Allen during rehearsal for a TV program in Los Angeles in August 1963. Sakamoto was visiting the United States after his song "Sukiyaki" became a smash U.S. hit.

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"Sukiyaki" singer in U.S.

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows Japanese singer Kyu Sakamoto arriving to a warm welcome at Los Angeles airport in August 1963 after his song "Sukiyaki" became a smash U.S. hit.

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26th anniversary of JAL jet crash

UENO, Japan - Family members of victims of the 1985 JAL jumbo jet crash, including actress Yukiko Maisaka (2nd from R), offer flowers and prayers during a memorial event in the village of Ueno, Gunma Prefecture, on Aug. 12, 2011, the 26th anniversary of the worst single-aircraft accident in aviation history. Maisaka is a daughter of singer Kyu Sakamoto, known for the international hit song ''Sukiyaki,'' who was killed in the crash.

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Students in Cairo send support to quake-hit Kumamoto

Students sing Japanese musical artist Kyu Sakamoto's hit song "Ue o muite aruko" (Let's walk looking up), or "Sukiyaki" in the United States, at Cairo University on May 5, 2016 to express solidarity with victims of the recent major earthquakes in Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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"Sukiyaki" singer monument erected near Tokyo

An unveiling ceremony is held for a monument in memory of singer Kyu Sakamoto with the lyrics of his hit song "Sukiyaki" in front of a train station in Kawasaki, south of Tokyo, on April 11, 2015. Sakamoto was killed in a plane crash in 1985 at the age of 43. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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"Sukiyaki" singer monument erected near Tokyo

An unveiling ceremony is held for a monument in memory of singer Kyu Sakamoto with the lyrics of his hit song "Sukiyaki" in front of a train station in Kawasaki, south of Tokyo, on April 11, 2015, with his wife Yukiko Kashiwagi (2nd from L) taking part. Sakamoto was killed in a plane crash in 1985 at the age of 43. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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26th anniversary of JAL jet crash

UENO, Japan - Family members of victims of the 1985 JAL jumbo jet crash, including actress Yukiko Maisaka (2nd from R), offer flowers and prayers during a memorial event in the village of Ueno, Gunma Prefecture, on Aug. 12, 2011, the 26th anniversary of the worst single-aircraft accident in aviation history. Maisaka is a daughter of singer Kyu Sakamoto, known for the international hit song ''Sukiyaki,'' who was killed in the crash. (Kyodo)

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Farewell ceremony for lyricist, broadcast script writer Rokusuke Ei

Freelance announcer Mari Ei (C), the daughter of broadcast script writer Rokusuke Ei (shown in portrait in the back), speaks to reporters at his farewell ceremony in Tokyo on Aug. 30, 2016. Ei, who was also a long-time radio personality, wrote the lyrics of Kyu Sakamoto's popular "Sukiyaki" song that reached the top of the U.S. Billboard Hit 100 chart in 1963. Ei passed away in July at age 83. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Farewell ceremony for lyricist, broadcast script writer Rokusuke Ei

Actress and television personality Tetsuko Kuroyanagi arrives at a farewell ceremony for broadcast script writer Rokusuke Ei in Tokyo on Aug. 30, 2016. Ei, who was also a long-time radio personality, wrote the lyrics of Kyu Sakamoto's popular "Sukiyaki" song that reached the top of the U.S. Billboard Hit 100 chart in 1963. Ei passed away in July at age 83. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo