Kin-san of Japan's centenarian twin-sister fame dies+

Kin-san of Japan's centenarian twin-sister fame dies+

NAGOYA, Japan - Kin Narita (R), one of Japan's eldest twin sisters, dies of heart failure at her home in Nagoya Jan. 23 morning at age 107. This is a file photo taken in December 1998 showing Kin-san, as Narita was popularly known in Japan, sharing a laugh with her sister, Gin-san, at Kin-san's home in Nagoya.

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