About Takamasa Sakurai
Lived 1965 – 2015 (aged 49). Takamasa Sakurai was a Japanese writer, journalist and critic.
was a Japanese pop culture and anime expert. Sakurai was a strong proponent for the promotion of Japanese popular culture internationally as a means of cultural exchange and cultural diplomacy. His projects promoted Japanese anime, fashion and music to a global audience. In 2009, Sakurai co-founded the Ministry of Foreign Affairs's "Kawaii Ambassador" program.
On December 4, 2015, Sakurai was killed when he fell onto the tracks at the Nishi-Nippori Station of the Keihin-Tōhoku Line in Arakawa, Tokyo, around 12:30 a.m. Sakurai, who was 49-years old, may have been intoxicated at the time of the accident. He had lived in the nearby Higashi-Nippon neighborhood of Tokyo.
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Who was Takamasa Sakurai?
Japanese writer, journalist and critic (1965-2015)
When was Takamasa Sakurai born?
Takamasa Sakurai was born on 19 December 1965 in Tokyo.
When did Takamasa Sakurai die?
Takamasa Sakurai died on 4 December 2015 in Tokyo.
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Takamasa Sakurai was a writer, journalist and critic.
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Takamasa Sakurai was Japanese.
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