Information for Kei Kumai obituary

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Hi,

I found an obituary of Kumai in Japanese.

http://headlines.yahoo.co.jp/hl?a=20070524-00000038-nks-movi

According to this article, he was survived by his wife Akiko （明子; age 
66).
It also says Akiko and his daughterMie （美恵） were present at his 
deathbed.


「１８日早朝に自宅の敷地内で倒れていたのを見つけたのは、新聞配達員だった。折
り悪く、妻明子さん（６６）は外出中だった。家族によると、入院後は意識が戻り安
定した状態が続いていたが、２３日朝に容体が急変、明子さんや長女美恵さんが見守
る中、眠るように息を引き取ったという。」

Best Regards,

NAKAGAWA Chiho



>From: Alexander Jacoby <a_p_jacoby at yahoo.co.uk>
>Reply-To: KineJapan at lists.acs.ohio-state.edu
>To: KineJapan at lists.acs.ohio-state.edu
>Subject: Information for Kei Kumai obituary
>Date: Fri, 25 May 2007 13:45:47 +0100 (BST)
>
>Dear All,
>
>   I have been asked to write the obituary of Kei Kumai for the British 
newspaper The Guardian. One feature of Guardian obituaries is that they 
always state if the deceased is survived by any family. I believed that 
Kumai was married and had a daughter, but I don't know if his wife survived 
him, or indeed even if his child is still living, although I am assuming 
that that is likely. If anyone can confirm Kumai's family circumstances, 
I'd be extremely grateful. I am supposed to be submitting the piece in the 
next 48 hours, so a quick reply would make me even more grateful!
>
>   Best regards,
>
>   ALEX
>
>
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