Overview
- A Nishinippon report says Akiko Kana died from a urinary tract infection at a hospital in Higashiizu, Shizuoka Prefecture at 2:19 a.m.
- She was 70.
- Her legal name was Sekita Yuko, and she worked under the stage name Akiko Kana.
- The family will hold a private service, and her husband, Sekita Takashi, will serve as the chief mourner.
- The report identifies her as a Tokyo native and does not mention plans for a public memorial.