Ryutaro Kamioka, Former Japanese TV Personality, Dies at 81

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Ryutaro Kamioka speaks during an interview in Osaka in March 2000.

Former television personality Ryutaro Kamioka died from lung cancer and interstitial pneumonia on May 19, it was learned Friday. He was 81.

A funeral attended by family members had already been held for Kamioka, whose real name is Ryutaro Kobayashi.