Nobel laureate Koshiba returns to Japan

Nobel laureate Koshiba returns to Japan

NARITA, Japan - Japanese scientist Masatoshi Koshiba, co-winner of the 2002 Nobel Prize in Physics, and his wife Kyoko arrive at Narita airport, northeast of Tokyo, on Dec. 16 from Stockholm, where they attended the award ceremony and related events.

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