ROCKFORD, Ill. — Takuji Sakiyama has tragically passed away from his injuries. His son, Ryan Sakiyama shared the news to a Facebook post Friday night. Please see our original reporting below ...

Takuji Sakiyama died at 7:03 p.m. Friday, March 21 according to his son’s Facebook post. Sakiyama’s son, Ryan, says in the post he passed peacefully and is no longer in pain. He also said ...

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WTVO) — Takuji Sakiyama, who worked as head hibachi chef at Rockford’s JMK Nippon Japanese restaurant for years, died Friday, a month after suffering a fall. According to ...

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) - Workers at JMK Nippon in Rockford raise money for the restaurant’s head chef after he was hurt in a serious accident. Takuji Sakiyama fell while running errands February 18.

According to a GoFundMe created by decade-long JMK Nippon hostess Celeste Quillao, Takuji Sakiyama fell and hit his head on Feb. 18, crushing his “spinal cord between the C6 and C7 vertebrae.” ...

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WTVO) — Friends of JMK Nippon hibachi chef Takuji Sakiyama have started a GoFundMe to help support him after ...

Takuji Sakiyama has tragically passed away from his injuries. His son, Ryan Sakiyama shared the news to a Facebook post Friday night.