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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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Nitten scandal

TOKYO, Japan - Tadao Terasaka, chief director of the prestigious Japan Fine Arts Exhibition, speaks during the opening ceremony of the 45th Nitten exhibition at the National Art Center, Tokyo, on Nov. 1, 2013. The organization decided the previous day to cancel their selection of top prizes for the year in the wake of reports that screening of artworks was manipulated in one of the five categories in the past.

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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. (Kyodo)