He started taking piano lessons at the age of three years.
Haneda's mother bought a grand piano when he was in his first year of high school. Haneda used this piano carefully for the rest of his life even after he became famous.
He taught as a professor at the Tokyo College of Music.
Top graduate of the Toho Gakuen School of Music.
His daughter Ayako Haneda is an accomplished singer.
He was a heavy drinker, which led to his liver cancer.