Kyu Sakamoto

Age: 43

Summary: Japanese pop singer whose song Ue o Mite Aruko (Let's Walk Looking Upward) topped the hit parade in the United States in 1963 under the title Sukiyaki, which was the only Japanese-language song ever to become a top hit in the United States.

Cause of Death: Killed in Japan Airlines Flight 123 airplane accident

Born: December 10, 1941

Died: August 12, 1985

Location: Ueno, Japan