Packun to speak about wife who died at 46 on Japanese TV show

Patrick Harlan, known as Packun, will talk about his wife’s death on TV Asahi’s “Tetsuko’s Room” on Oct.

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His wife died last year at age 46, and Harlan says he now feels ready to speak about her.

The US-born comedian is one half of the Japanese comedy duo Packun Makkun, formed in 1997 with Japanese comedian Makun, whose real name is Makoto Yoshida.

Harlan and his wife married in 2004 and had two children.

He says he will share his feelings about his wife and thank the friends who supported him.

His first public words about the loss come a year after her death, following a period in which he did not feel ready to discuss it.