Shimura Ken, the iconic comedian adored by generations of Japanese people, died on Sunday due to pneumonia caused by COVID-19. His sudden death has sent shockwaves throughout the country ...

Veteran comic Ken Shimura has died of complications caused ... was a member of the popular comedy group The Drifters, a household name in Japan in the 1970s and '80s. The talent agency that ...

The death of a famous comedian in late March brought the pain of the coronavirus into sharp focus for many people in Japan. Shimura Ken contracted the virus at the age of 70 and his sudden passing ...

From what he told me, Yamamoto was born to a family of sake merchants, and among their regular local customers was the family of comedian Ken Shimura, who died from COVID-19 in late March.