Ex-lawmaker, America expert Motoo Shiina dies at 76

Ex-lawmaker, America expert Motoo Shiina dies at 76

TOKYO, Japan - Motoo Shiina (in a photo taken in June 2004), a former lawmaker and leading authority on Japan-U.S. relations, died of pneumonia at a Tokyo hospital on March 16, his family said on march 23. He was 76. (Kyodo)

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