Japanese musicians died at 20
Here are 2 famous musicians from Japan died at 20:
Toru Kumon
Toru Kumon (April 5, 2015 Kōchi Prefecture-April 5, 1995) was a Japanese mathematician and teacher.
He is best known as the creator of the Kumon Method, a teaching technique that emphasizes self-learning through incremental exercises. Kumon first developed the method in the 1950s while trying to help his son improve his math skills. He soon began teaching the method to other students, and it eventually became the basis for the Kumon Education Center franchise, which has over 4 million students worldwide. Aside from his work with the Kumon Method, Kumon was also a respected mathematician who studied under the famous Japanese mathematician Yoshio Mikami. Kumon passed away from heart failure at the age of 80.
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Hodaka Yoshida
Hodaka Yoshida (April 5, 2015-April 5, 1995) was a Japanese personality.
Hodaka Yoshida was a renowned Japanese painter, printmaker, and sculptor who contributed significantly to the development of Japanese modernist art. He was an avant-garde artist who fused the traditional techniques and styles of Japanese art with modern Western art. Yoshida began his artistic career by creating woodblock prints in the 1920s and later experimented with abstract art, sculpture and murals. He was part of several art movements like Sosaku Hanga and Mingei, and his works were exhibited in major international art exhibitions, including the Venice Biennale, the Sao Paulo Biennale, and the Tokyo Biennale. His artworks are considered some of the most collectible and valuable modern Japanese works.
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