Former ambassador Kase dead at 101

Former ambassador Kase dead at 101

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Former Japanese Ambassador to the United Nations Toshikazu Kase, who played an important role in Japan's diplomacy during and after World War II, died of heart failure May 21 at his home in Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture, his family said May 31. He was 101.

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