Japanese twins get crickets for 107th birthday

Japanese twins get crickets for 107th birthday

NAGOYA, Japan - Japan's famous twin sisters ''Kin-san'' (C) and ''Gin-san,'' (R), who turned 107 on Aug. 1, receive a birthday gift of crickets from a post office in Tsushima, Aichi Prefecture, on Aug. 16. Miss Tsushima, Mari Miyazaki (L), handed the gift to Kin-san, or Kin Narita, and Gin-san, or Gin Kanie.

Japan's famous centenarian twins turn 107

Japan's famous centenarian twins turn 107

SAPPORO, Japan - Japan's famous twin sisters, Kin-san (R, in wheelchair) and Gin-san, (L) join a tree-planting ceremony in Sapporo Aug. 1 to mark their 107th birthday Aug. 1. The sisters have appeared on numerous television shows and commercials in Japan since turning 100 in 1992. Kin-san has 11 children, seven grandchildren and five great-grandchildren while Gin-san has five children, four grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.

Japanese twins get crickets for 107th birthday

Japanese twins get crickets for 107th birthday

NAGOYA, Japan - Japan's famous twin sisters ''Kin-san'' (C) and ''Gin-san,'' (R), who turned 107 on Aug. 1, receive a birthday gift of crickets from a post office in Tsushima, Aichi Prefecture, on Aug. 16. Miss Tsushima, Mari Miyazaki (L), handed the gift to Kin-san, or Kin Narita, and Gin-san, or Gin Kanie.

Japan's famous centenarian twins turn 107

Japan's famous centenarian twins turn 107

SAPPORO, Japan - Japan's famous twin sisters, Kin-san (R, in wheelchair) and Gin-san, (L) join a tree-planting ceremony in Sapporo Aug. 1 to mark their 107th birthday Aug. 1. The sisters have appeared on numerous television shows and commercials in Japan since turning 100 in 1992. Kin-san has 11 children, seven grandchildren and five great-grandchildren while Gin-san has five children, four grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.