Utada Hikaru's mother Fuji Keiko falls to her death - UPDATED

Utada Hikaru's mother Fuji Keiko who used to be a singer, was found lying on her back at the ground floor of an apartment block in Shinjuku, Tokyo, at 7am on 22 August. According to the police, Fuji suffered serious head injuries and died at the hospital.

Fuji was said to have visited the apartment of a male friend in his 30s which was on the 13th floor and one of her slippers was found on the balcony. The police believed that Fuji could have committed suicide but no suicide note had been found so far. Fuji was found lying on the floor by passerbys who called the police and her ex-husband. The male friend was said to be sleeping when the police called on him and he had not realised that Fuji was missing from his apartment until then.

Fuji made her debut as a singer in 1969 and was previously married to enka singer Maekawa Kiyoshi between 1971 and 1972 before she got married to Utada Teruzane in 1982. She gave birth to Utada Hikaru in 1983 and divorced her husband in 2007.

UPDATE based on press conference held by Shinjuku Police Station
- Fuji Keiko had been living with a male acquaintance at the apartment where she reportedly fell from for the past six years.
- The apartment building is 28 storeys high and the apartment where she fell from was on the 13th floor.
- One of her slippers was found on the outer ledge of the balcony. The railing at the balcony was 115cm high.
- She was found wearing a T-shirt and shorts. The other half of her slippers was near where she apparently landed.

Source: Sankei Shimbun / Sanspo