ryuichi sakamoto was born in tokyo in 1952.he set up the yellow magic orchestra in 1978, his pioneering sound earning him the mantle of the grandfather of electronic pop music. in later life, he also became an environmental campaigner. in a statement, ryuichi sakamoto's management company said he continued to create work whenever his health would allow. he lived with music until the very end. that report by tim allman. the composer, ryuichi sakamoto, has died at the age of 71. in a rare move, greek museums have allowed pet owners to bring their four—legged friends inside to enjoy some art in athens. it's part of an initiative to promote animal adoption on world stray animal day. stephanie prentice reports. a time for quiet contemplation... ..as well as expressing opinions... as this gallery in greece opened its doors to dogs, primarily to promote people adopting strays but also to allow owners to bond with their pets in a new way. art is a living thing and to be able to bring your dog, bring your life here, is fantastic. i thin

ryuichi sakamoto ryuichi sa kamoto was ryuichi sakamoto was born in tokyo in 1952. the yellow magic 0rchestra the age of ten. he set up the yellow magic orchestra in 1978, his pioneering sound earning him the mantle of the grandfather of electronic pop music. in later life, he also became an environmental campaigner. in a statement, ryuichi sakamoto's management can —— company said he continued to create work when ever his health allowed. he lived with music until the very end. i'm joined now by film critic lillian crawford who is in south london. if you could just talk us through the contribution that sakamoto made to both film and music, given what we have just seen from my colleague's report there, in terms of the influence fire —— far and wide, i suppose. influence fire -- far and wide, i summa— influence fire -- far and wide, i suppose. absolutely. his film score for merry _ i suppose. absolutely. his film score for merry christmas - i suppose. absolutely. his film score for merry christmas mr l score for merry christmas mr lawrence is probably the music is bes

the composer ryuichi sakamoto, who's died at the age of 71. film score for merry christmas mr lawrence, 1983, it is probably the music he is best known for and quite an extraordinary example of a film where the music is almost so much more famous than the film itself and has had a greater legacy that stars him in a role in the film alongside david bowie and takeshi kitano. but ever since, he's created absolutely gorgeous scores for directors including bernardo bertolucci as we heard in the report as well as pedro almodovar, brian depalma and more recently working with directors like alejandro gonzalez innaritu. working right up to the end of his life with great directors. his final score will be released later this year. he was influenced by western classical music, particularly debussy. it is something he used throughout his career. he absolutely loved tchaikovsky and tchaikovsky's solaris. it was very watery, and he was using this. the international nature of his music was great, listing directors from america and italy and spain, and films

the composer ryuichi sakamoto, who's died at the age of 71.aving hospital in rome. the 86—year—old was admitted with breathing difficulties on wednesday, and later diagnosed with bronchitis. thousands gathered in st peter's square waving palm and olive branches as pope francis was driven into the huge esplanade, sitting in the back of a white, open—topped vehicle. he then celebrated mass — his initial blessing was made standing up, but he spent the rest of the service sitting down. in his homily, he called on people not to ignore those experiencing great suffering and solitude. the service ended with a procession in st peter's square and the pontiff left waving to crowds of worshippers from the popemobile. well, in a rare move, greek museums have allowed pet owners to bring their four—legged friends inside to enjoy some art in athens. it's part of an initiative to promote animal adoption on world stray animal day. stephanie prentice reports. a time for quiet contemplation. aas well as expressing opinions. as this gallery in greece opened its d

ryuichi sakamoto was born in tokyo in 1952. he set up the yellow magic orchestra in 1978, his pioneering sound earning him the mantle of the grandfather of electronic pop music. this in later life, he also became an environmental campaigner. in a statement, ryuichi sakamoto's management company said he continued to create work whenever his health would allow. he lived with music until the very end. earlier i spoke to the film and culture writer, lillian crawford. i asked her about some of sakamoto's most renowned work. merry christmas mr lawrence 1983, it is probably the music is best known for and quite an extraordinary example of a film where the music is almost so much more famous than the film itself and has had a greater legacy that stars him in a role in the film alongside david bowie. but ever since, in the film alongside david bowie. but eversince, is created absolutely gorgeous scores for directors including bernardo bertolucci is we heard in the report as well as pedro almodovar, brian depalma and more recently workin

ryuichi sakamoto was born in tokyo in 1952.orchestra in 1978, his pioneering sound earning him the mantle of the grandfather of electronic pop music. in later life, he also became an environmental campaigner. in a statement, ryuichi sakamoto's management company said he continued to create work whenever his health would allow. he lived with music until the very end. in a rare move, greek museums have allowed pet owners to bring their four—legged friends to enjoy some art in athens. stephanie prentice reports. a time for quiet contemplation... ..as well as expressing opinions... as this gallery in greece opened its doors to dogs, primarily to promote people adopting strays but also to allow owners to bond with their pets in a new way. art is a living thing and to be able to bring your dog, bring your life here, is fantastic. i think more museums could, you know, could follow this example. the dogs enjoyed an afternoon of modern art and just had to be kept on a lead and their owner responsible for any accidents. the museum said t

the renowned japanese composer and producer ryuichi sakamoto, admired for his electronic music experimentationolden globe. he also acted in the film merry christmas, mr lawrence with david bowie in 1983. sakamoto had been diagnosed with cancer for a second time in 2021. two years ago, to celebrate queen elizabeth's platinumjubliee, a project began called the queen's green canopy, planting trees, in celebration of her reign. the initiative has now seen three million new trees taking root, across the uk, and the scheme is now drawing to a close, as sean dilley reports. it has been two years since the late queen and her son planted the first tree at windsor great park, when the queen's green canopy was launched, the royal family said they hoped one million trees would be planted to mark the platinum jubilee. when the queen died, the initiative was extended and communities were invited to plant more trees in her memory. as well as planting three million new trees, the project helped to deliver more than 30 urban planting projects in areas of social and environmental need. it has trained more than

the renowned japanese composer and producer ryuichi sakamoto, admired for his electronic music experimentationr, in 1987, won him an oscar, a grammy and a golden globe. he also acted — including in the film merry christmas, mr lawrence with david bowie in 1983. sakamoto had been diagnosed with cancer for a second time in 2021. more on the website. that is it from me for the moment. you can get in touch with me on twitter. i will see you a little bit later. thanks for watching. hello there. good evening. high pressure dominated today, and there was a lot of spring sunshine, plenty of blue skies, always best across england, but also some sunshine across much of wales, too, but cloudier across scotland and northern ireland. and for north sea—facing coasts, there was a chilly and a brisk north—easterly wind blowing. we've still got that onshore breeze blowing tomorrow. but generally, over the next few days, it's dry and it's fine, very settled with high pressure dominating, particularly away from the north and the west. so, here's our high out towards the east. it's blocking all of these weather f

the renowned japanese composer and producer ryuichi sakamoto, admired for his electronic music experimentation1987 won him an oscar, a grammy and a golden globe. he also acted, including in the film merry christmas, mr lawrence with david bowie in 1983. sakamoto had been diagnosed with cancer for a second time in 2021. 0k, just before i go, i want to remind you of our breaking news that i started with at the top of the hour. very few details, but they are slowly coming in from russia, from st petersburg, this explosion in a cafe that has killed one person and injured six others. the name that news agencies in russia are giving at the moment is a leading war blogger and he was writing blogs on the telegram platform from the front line, sometimes criticising the way russia's villa terry and political leadership is carrying out the war. but details of the explosion are still coming in and we are still working to gather more of them, but a cafe in saint petersburg, a blast there. one person that and others injured. we will continue to gather information on that. i am lewis vaughanjones. this is bb

the renowned japanese composer and producer ryuichi sakamoto, admired for his electronic music experimentation won him an oscar, a grammy and a golden globe. he also acted, including in the film merry christmas, mr lawrence with david bowie in 1983. sakamoto had been diagnosed with cancer for a second time in 2021. a reminder of our breaking news — russia says a pro—kremlin military blogger has been killed in a blast in a cafe in st petersburg. police say 16 others have been injured in the incident. the city is the second largest in russia after the capital, moscow. vladlen tatarsky was one of a handful of reporters writing blogs on the telegram platform from the front line and was a vocal supporter of russia's war in ukraine. he died at this scene. it is not clear at this time who's responsible for the blast. that was a little earlier. this is the scene there right now. a heavy military presence, cordoned off area, there in st petersburg, as you would expect, details of the explosion are still very much coming in, but a simple disparate website set into place at this cafe that at one time bel

the renowned japanese composer and producer ryuichi sakamoto has died at the age of 71 after a long battlehe first japanese musician to win an oscar. fifty years ago today, the world's first mobile phone call was made from a street corner in new york. an american engineer made the call to taunt a rival that his invention was a success. the phone was about four times the weight of a modern iphone ia, had no screen, no camera and no messaging functions. it also took ten hours to charge, providing only half an hour of talk—time. and president trump is expected to travel from florida to new york, ahead of a court hearing on tuesday. he will face charges relating to the role he played in payments to a porn star to keep quiet about an alleged affair. he denies any wrongdoing. we'll be live in new york with the latest. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. you're live with bbc news. former us president donald trump is expected to fly into manhattan later today to face charges over hush money payments to a former porn star. let's take you straight to new york now, and cbs correspon