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September 1987- Michael Jackson dedicated his Bad Tour (Japan Leg) in memory of Yoshiaki Hagiwara.
(In Photo: Cover of Michael Jackson's single Man in the Mirror)
Yoshiaki Hagiwara, a five year old boy, was kidnapped and murdered while Michael was touring in Japan.
Michael heard about Yoshiaki before one of his concerts there, and made a comment about this incident during the performance:
"I am very sorry and deeply saddened to hear about Yoshiaki. If I could, I would like to rush to his parents to express my words of sympathy and pay tribute to Yoshiyaki. I would like to dedicate my Japanese tour to Yoshiyaki. Yoshiyaki, I know you’re out there watching us. I hope such a brutal and heartbreaking thing never happens again. And I love you."
Michael also made a donation of $20,000 dollars to the grieving family.
On the sleeve of this vinyl record is written:
“Dedicated to Yoshiaki Hagiwara
May such a terrible thing never happen again.
I will always love you. -Michael Jackson.”
Also noted:
“A Portion of Michael Jackson’s royalties from this record is donated to Camp Ronald McDonald for Good Times, a camp for children with cancer.”
source: http://www.mj-777.com/?p=3692
photo source: http://musiconvinyl.blogspot.com/2009/06/man-in-mirror-michael-jackson.html

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Charlie29199 1464 days ago
Amazing. Such a sad thing that he is not with us, but then again, angels were meant to be in heaven.
Cassarah_ 1561 days ago
Once again a story which should be a MUST read for anyone. Thank you for sharing. MJ will aloow me to use his words:Michael, I know you´re out there watching us. We love you more (than words can say).