Kono discharged from hospital after liver operation

Kono discharged from hospital after liver operation

NAGANO, Japan - Former Foreign Minister Yohei Kono, who underwent an operation to receive part of his son's liver in April, leaves Shinshu University Hospital in Matsumoto, Nagano Prefecture, on June 16. He thanked the doctors and nurses, saying, ''I am feeling good. In fact, it is the first time for me to feel this way in a long time.''

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