Overview

• Hashi died at 11:48 p.m. on September 4, 2025, at age 82, according to Japanese media reports.
• A wake will be held on September 9 at 6 p.m., followed by a funeral on September 10 at noon at Denju-in in Koishikawa, Bunkyo, with his wife Mayumi serving as chief mourner.
• He debuted in 1960 with 'Itako Gasa', appeared on NHK’s Kohaku Uta Gassen the same year, and won the 1962 Japan Record Award for 'Itsudemo Yume o' with Sayuri Yoshinaga.
• He retired from singing in 2023 citing vocal decline, returned in 2024, and in May 2025 his office disclosed a diagnosis of moderate Alzheimer’s disease.
• He kept strong ties to Ibaraki, serving as the second honorary director of the Yoshida Masashi Music Museum in Hitachi and holding local ambassador roles connected to Hitachi and Itako.