▁as ▁electronic , ▁dance , ▁hip ▁hop , ▁R & B , ▁rock ▁and ▁pop ▁music . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁K ake hash i ▁was ▁born ▁on ▁ 7 ▁February ▁ 1 9 3 0 ▁in ▁Os aka , ▁Japan . ▁His ▁parents ▁died ▁of ▁t uber cul osis ▁during ▁his ▁early ▁child hood , ▁and ▁he ▁was ▁raised ▁by ▁his ▁grand par ents . ▁Much ▁of ▁his ▁child hood ▁was ▁spent ▁studying ▁elect rical ▁engineering ▁and ▁working ▁in ▁the ▁Hit achi ▁ship y ards ▁of ▁Os aka . ▁During ▁World ▁War ▁II , ▁with ▁no ▁music ▁less ons , ▁K ake hash i ▁became ▁interested ▁in ▁radio ▁as ▁a ▁way ▁of ▁listening ▁to ▁music , ▁and ▁his ▁home ▁was ▁destroyed ▁by ▁American ▁bomb ing . ▁Following ▁the ▁war , ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 6 , ▁he ▁failed ▁to ▁get ▁into ▁university ▁on ▁health ▁grounds , ▁and ▁moved ▁to ▁the ▁southern ▁island ▁of ▁Ky ush u . ▁ ▁Career ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 7 , ▁aged ▁ 1 6 , ▁K ake hash i ▁founded ▁the ▁K ake hash i ▁C lock ▁Store , ▁a ▁watch ▁repair ▁shop . ▁He ▁soon ▁began ▁repair ing ▁rad ios . ▁He ▁later ▁returned ▁to ▁Os aka ▁to ▁attend ▁university . ▁During ▁a ▁mass ▁food ▁short age , ▁he ▁contract ed ▁t uber cul osis ▁and ▁spent ▁several ▁years ▁in ▁a ▁san it arium , ▁where ▁he ▁became ▁a ▁clin ical ▁trial ▁test ▁patient ▁for ▁an ▁experimental ▁medicine ▁ant ib i otic ▁drug ,