Ashes of adventurer Kono returned to Japan

Ashes of adventurer Kono returned to Japan

NARITA, Japan - Junko Kono, wife of Japanese adventurer Hyoichi Kono, returns to Narita airport on June 3, holding on to a blue handbag containing his husband's ashes. Kono, 43, was found dead in the Arctic Ocean on May 23 after he lost contact with supporters May 17 during an attempt to travel on foot and by kayak from the North Pole to his home in Ehime Prefecture.

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  • 2001/6/03 00:00:00
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