TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japanese manga artist Kazuo Umezu, known for horror pieces like "Hyoryu Kyoshitsu" (The Drifting Classroom) and his signature red-and-white-striped shirt, has died in Tokyo, publisher Shogakukan Inc. said Tuesday. He was 88.
Umezu, who died on Oct. 28, had been undergoing treatment for stomach cancer, it said.
