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TOKYO, Oct 11 (Bernama-Kyodo) -- Nobuyo Oyama, a voice actress best known for playing the titular character in the popular Japanese anime series "Doraemon," has died, her agency said Friday, Kyodo News Agency reported.
She was 90.
A native of Tokyo, Oyama had a successful career as a voice actress after graduating from Haiyuza acting school. Doraemon, which she voiced for a quarter of a century, became an iconic character loved by children.
She died of natural causes on September 29 at a hospital in Tokyo, her agency said.
In addition to battling colorectal cancer and having suffered a stroke, Oyama revealed in 2015 that she was also dealing with dementia.
-- BERNAMA-KYODO
