Ex-U.S. envoy to Japan Baker dies

Ex-U.S. envoy to Japan Baker dies

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken in 2007 shows Howard Baker, a former ranking U.S. senator who served as ambassador to Japan. Baker died June 26, 2014, at age 88.

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