Japanese actor Akira Kubodera dead at 43 in suspected suicide

Akira Kubodera's income was said to have been severely affected by the coronavirus pandemic due to a reduction in acting gigs. Photo: Akira Kubodera/Twitter

Japanese actor Akira Kubodera has died in a suspected suicide at the age of 43, according to the Japanese media.

Kubodera was found in a coma in his apartment in Tokyo last Friday (Nov 13) and was pronounced dead after arriving in hospital. Preliminary investigations by the police showed that he had committed suicide.