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What happen in 2010?
Throughout the latter part of the 2000s, Sakamoto collaborated on several projects with visual artist Shiro Takatani.
Are there any other interesting aspects about this article?
On July 10, Sakamoto released a statement indicating that he had been diagnosed with oropharyngeal cancer in late June of the same year.

Question: What happen with his illness?
Self-contained rewrite: What happen with Ryuichi Sakamoto's illness on July 10?