On 5 October 2013, comedian and singer Yakkun Sakurazuka died in an accident on the Chugoku Expressway in Mine, Yamaguchi, while en route to a concert in Kumamoto Prefecture.
Yakkun Sakurazuka, a comedian and singer, died in an automobile incident on the Chugoku Expressway between Mine and Yamaguchi on October 5, 2013. He was en route to perform at a concert in Kumamoto Prefecture.