Nagashima's wife Akiko dies at 64

TOKYO, Japan - Former Yomiuri Giants manager Shigeo Nagashima's wife Akiko (C) died Sept. 18 of heart failure at a Tokyo hospital. She was 64. The photo taken in February 2002 shows Akiko Nagashima attending a meeting of a government program to deal with the effects of global warming. (Kyodo)

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