In this Aug. 2011 photo, Takashi Yanase, creator of one of Japan's most beloved cartoon characters, Anpanman, waves accompanied by Anpanman, left, and Baikinman at his Yanase Studio in Tokyo. His ...

Takashi Yanase, creator of one of Japan's most beloved cartoon characters, Anpanman, has died of heart failure, his studio said yesterday. He was 94. Yanase died at a Tokyo hospital early on Sunday, ...

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Takashi Yanase, the creator of Japan's wildly popular "Anpanman" cartoon, has died of heart failure, his agency said Tuesday. He was 94. The former graphic designer, who was also a poet and lyricist, ...

TOKYO (AP) — Takashi Yanase, creator of one of Japan's most beloved cartoon characters, Anpanman, has died of heart failure, his studio said Tuesday. He was 94. Yanase died at a Tokyo hospital early ...

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