Aki Yashiro

Born 29 August 1950 in Yatsushiro, Kumamoto, Japan

Died 30 December 2023 (aged 73)

real name Akiyo Masuda (増田明代 Masuda Akiyo) (born Akiyo Hashimoto (橋本明代 Hashimoto Akiyo) on August 29, 1950), is a Japanese enka singer and painter. Her stage name "Yashiro" is adopted from her hometown, "Yatsushiro"