sentences:  He once made an appearance on the television show SMAP×SMAP, hosted by his namesake.On April 2, 2010, at Hiroshima's Mazda Stadium preceding a game against the Hiroshima Toyo Carp, Kimura was hitting practice knocks to infielders when he suddenly collapsed and was rushed to hospital in a coma.He was diagnosed with subarachnoid hemorrhage and died in Hiroshima, Japan, on April 7, 2010.