(1)Legacy of slain peacekeeper Akino continues 5 years after dea

TOKYO, Japan - The legacy of U.N. peacekeeper Yutaka Akino (in file photo) continues five years after he was shot dead in Tajikistan through a fund that has helped Japanese youth research and conduct activities to promote peace. ''Akino was a rare expert in Japan on the settlement of (international) disputes. We want to help more people become like Akino,'' Takayuki Ito, an executive of the Akino Yutaka Eurasia Fund, says. (Kyodo)

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(2)Legacy of slain peacekeeper Akino continues 5 years after dea

TOKYO, Japan - Soccer fan Taro Morita (R) gives soccer instructions to boys in Sarajevo in an undated photo provided by the Akino Yutaka Eurasia Fund. Morita has set up a nongovernmental organization in Bosnia with the backing of the fund that has helped Japanese youth research and conduct activities to promote peace. (Kyodo)

(1)Legacy of slain peacekeeper Akino continues 5 years after death

TOKYO, Japan - The legacy of U.N. peacekeeper Yutaka Akino (in file photo) continues five years after he was shot dead in Tajikistan through a fund that has helped Japanese youth research and conduct activities to promote peace. ''Akino was a rare expert in Japan on the settlement of (international) disputes. We want to help more people become like Akino,'' Takayuki Ito, an executive of the Akino Yutaka Eurasia Fund, says.