A composer dubbed “Japan’s Beethoven” has admitted he is not totally deaf, amid an ongoing scandal over his use of a ghostwriter.
Mamoru Samuragochi said in a statement to Japanese media that he regained some of his hearing three years ago.
Samuragochi shot to fame in the 1990s and is most famous for the piece Hiroshima Symphony No 1, dedicated to those killed in the 1945 atomic bomb.
But last week Takashi Niigaki said he composed music for Samuragochi.
The music teacher said last week that he had worked with Samuragochi for nearly two decades and had composed his critically-acclaimed works, including Hiroshima Symphony No. 1.
Mr Niigaki also said that he saw “no signs” Samuragochi could not hear, BBC informs.
