TOKYOTOKYO — Takashi Yanase, creator of one of Japan’s most beloved cartoon characters, Anpanman, has died of heart failure at age 94. Yanase died at a Tokyo hospital early Sunday, Yanase Studio said ...

TOKYO – Takashi Yanase, creator of one of Japan's most beloved cartoon characters, Anpanman, has died of heart failure. He was 94. His studio said Tuesday that Yanase died at a Tokyo hotel early ...

He has a big red nose, two rosy cheeks and an edible head that is regularly rebaked in his uncle's oven. Yes, it's Anpanman, one of Japan's most iconic anime characters, whose heroic antics have ...

TOKYO (AFP) - Takashi Yanase, the creator of Japan's wildly popular "Anpanman" cartoon, has died of heart failure, his agency said on Tuesday. He was 94. The former graphic designer, who was also a ...

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