Gin-san speaks to reporters following twin sister's death

NAGOYA, Japan - Gin Kanie speaks to reporters in deep sorrow at her home in Nagoya on Jan. 23 after her twin sister, Kin Narita, died earlier in the day at 107. Kin-san and Gin-san, as they are often called, are Japan's most famous twins. Kin-san, who was born Aug. 1, 1892, died of heart failure at her home in Nagoya.

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