Woman to receive doll sent by Kennedy in return for gift 50 yrs ago

A doll of Kit Kitteredge, a character from the American Girl series, is shown to the media at the U.S. Consulate General in Sapporo in Hokkaido, northern Japan, on March 1, 2016. A 93-year-old Japanese woman in Kitami, Hokkaido, will receive the doll as a gift from U.S. Ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy in appreciation of a set of traditional Japanese "hina" dolls the ambassador's father, President John F. Kennedy, received from the woman over 50 years ago. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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