Japanese woman who sent dolls to John F. Kennedy in 1962 dies at 94

Japanese woman who sent dolls to John F. Kennedy in 1962 dies at 94

Tsuyako Matsumoto, who sent dolls to then U.S. President John F. Kennedy in 1962 and decades later received a doll in return from his daughter, U.S. Ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy, is seen in this photo taken in February 2015. It was reported on Oct. 5, 2016, that Matsumoto, a resident of Kitami in Japan's northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido, died on Sept. 29 at 94. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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