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2023.04.03(celebrity and culture) TOKYO, April 2 (Xinhua) -- Renowned Japanese composer and 1._________(music) Ryuichi Sakamoto has died 2.______ the age of 71, his agency reported Sunday.
The award-winning artist 3.________(pass) away on March 28th, according to 4._____ announcement by Japan's record label Avex.
"While 5.____________(undergo) treatment for cancer 6.__________(diagnose) in June 2020, Sakamoto continued to create works in his home studio 7.___________ his health would allow," said the announcement on the 8._________(office) website of the company.
Also a member of the electronic music band Yellow Magic Orchestra, known as YMO, Sakamoto was best known for his work 9.______ a film composer.
He became the first Japanese winner of the Academy Award for Best Original Score for The Last Emperor in 1988.
After the earthquake and tsunami of March 11, 2011, the artist used his music 10.___________(support) children affected by the disaster, according to local media reports.
2023.04.01(culture and festival) A traditional festival closely related to spring, which had remained silent for centuries, is being resurrected(使复活), thanks to growing 1._____________(enthusiastic) for traditional Chinese culture and 2.______ rising demand for seasonal sightseeing tours.
Huazhao Festival is said 3.________________(celebrate) as the birthday of the flower goddess in the second month on the Chinese lunar calendar. Its origin can be traced 4.______ the period before the Qin Dynasty (221-206 BC) and was officially set as a festival during the Sui (581-618) and Tang (618-907) dynasties, China Tourism News reported.
During the Tang Dynasty, the festival fell 5._____ the 15th day of the second lunar month. It was one of the three nationwide celebrations back then. The other two 6.________(be) Lantern Festival on the 15th day of the first lunar month and Mid-Autumn Festival on the 15th day of eighth lunar month, according to the Beijing-based newspaper.
7.___________, the tim