The British pop star Paul McCartney has cancelled all of his concerts in Japan due to an illness.
The 71-year-old rock musician was originally scheduled to perform 3 shows in Tokyo and one in Osaka. But he came down with a virus on Friday after arriving in Japan the previous day.
Some 170,000 fans were expected to attend the 4 shows.
Wednesday's performance at Tokyo's Nippon Budokan was expected to be special as he performed there as a member of the Beatles 48 years ago.
Tickets for the concert were nearly sold out, including those priced at about a thousand dollars.
McCartney released a message saying that he is very sorry for not being able to perform and thanking his Japanese fans for their messages of support and encouragement.
He added that he hopes to be able to make up for the cancellation some time soon.