日本音乐人谷村新司病逝，邓丽君张学友等知名歌星都曾翻唱其歌曲

According to Japanese media reports on October 16, singer Tanimura Shinji died of illness in a hospital in Tokyo on October 8, at the age of 74. Timura had been to China many times to hold events, his "Star" is the most famous, Teresa Teng, Jacky Cheung, Anita Mui, Leslie Cheung and others have covered his works.

据日媒10月16日报道，歌手谷村新司因病于10月8日在东京都内的医院去世，享年74岁。谷村生前曾多次来中国举办活动，其《星》最为人所熟知，邓丽君、张学友、梅艳芳、张国荣等人都曾翻唱过他的作品。

Tanimura Shinji, born in 1948 in Osaka, Japan, is a musician and singer who is well known in the music industry in Japan and Asia. For the Chinese, his 1980 work Star has the most profound impact. Tanimura said the song was inspired by China's Heilongjiang Province, a place he yearned for. The song is loved by people all over the world, and has also been adapted into different language versions, becoming a classic. Many pop stars have also covered his works, including Teresa Teng, Jacky Cheung, Lo Wan, Alan Tam, Anita Mui, Stephen Kwan, Tsui Siu-fung, Leslie Cheung and others. He has also said that Jacky Cheung and Alan Tam are his most tacit Hong Kong friends.

谷村新司生于1948年，日本大阪人，音乐家、歌手，在日本以及亚洲音乐界享有盛名。对于中国人来说，他1980年创作的《星》影响最为深广。谷村新司表示，这首歌曲的灵感来自于中国的黑龙江省——一个他所向往的地方。这首歌深受各国人民的喜爱，亦被改编成不同的语言版本，成为经典。许多歌坛巨星亦翻唱过他的作品，其中包括邓丽君、张学友、罗文、谭咏麟、梅艳芳、关正杰、徐小凤、张国荣等人。他也曾表示，张学友和谭咏麟是与他最有默契的香港朋友。

Tanimura Shinji has participated in many performances about the friendship between China and Japan, including planning a series of programs such as the large-scale gala for the 30th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Japan, and he has also led, participated in and planned many Sino-Japanese songs and concerts. In 2003, in order to help China fight against SARS, Tanimura Shinji specially held a concert in Osaka, Japan, "Resist SARS, Support China", and donated all of the $180,000 brought by the concert to China. The following year, in 2004, he came to China and held a concert to thank the medical staff involved in SARS treatment.

谷村新司多次参与关于中国与日本友好的演出，包括策划中日建交三十周年大型晚会等一系列节目，他还领衔、参加及策划过多场中日歌会及演唱会。2003年，为了帮助中国抗击非典，谷村新司特地在日本大阪举行的《抵制非典，支援中国》演唱会，将演唱会带来的18万美元全数捐给中国，并在第二年，即2004年来到中国举办演唱会，感谢参与非典治疗工作的医务人员。