Toru Funamura, composer of popular Japanese songs, dies at 84

File photo taken in April 2015 shows Japanese singer Saburo Kitajima (L) and Toru Funamura, a celebrated composer of popular Japanese songs, at the opening ceremony for the Toru Funamura Commemorative Museum in Nikko, Tochigi Prefecture. Funamura, who composed over 5,000 songs, including hits such as "Yagiri no Watashi" (Ferry at Yagiri), died Feb. 16, 2017, aged 84, his office said. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo