Ashura Hara dead at age 68

[Zach Arnold]

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www.daily.co.jp/newsflash/ring/2015/04/28/0007963473.shtml

Gen'ichiro Tenryu's long-time tag team partner, Ashura Hara, died in Nagasaki on the 28th at 5:15 AM local time. He was 68 years old. A vigil will take place on the 29th and funeral on the 30th.

[Zach Arnold]

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Approximately 160 people attended the wake on the 29th.

Hara had been reportedly battling health issues for the last 10 years, even though one writer stated that he was trying to prepare for a comeback to wrestling when Tenryu started promoting shows in 2010. However, Hara's failing health betrayed him and he reportedly had issues with his heart, with urinating, and had stints off-and-on in the hospital.

The official cause of death was pneumonia.