Kennedy sends letter to thank Japanese woman for doll set gift

Kennedy sends letter to thank Japanese woman for doll set gift

Tsuyako Matsumoto (L) wipes away tears at a nursing home in the northern Japan city of Kitami on Feb. 26, 2015, after she received a framed photo with a message of gratitude from U.S. Ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy. Matsumoto gifted a set of traditional Japanese "hina" dolls to the ambassador's father, President John F. Kennedy, in 1962. The photo was delivered by JoEllen Gorg (R), principal officer at the U.S. Consulate General in Sapporo City, on behalf of Kennedy. (Pool photo)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Big catch flag returned to family 73 yrs later

Big catch flag returned to family 73 yrs later

Sayoko Sasaki (2nd from R), eldest daughter of a crew member of a fishing boat that sank in the Pacific during World War II, and JoEllen Gorg (L), principal officer at the U.S. Consulate in Sapporo, pose for photos in the Miyagi prefectural town of Minamisanriku in northeastern Japan on July 27, 2015, along with a returned big catch flag. The fishing boat Tenyo Maru was sunk near the Solomon Islands in 1942 while it was engaged in the Battle of Guadalcanal and the flag was returned to families of the crew. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Kennedy writes woman letter of thanks for dolls sent to White House

Kennedy writes woman letter of thanks for dolls sent to White House

Photo taken on Feb. 26, 2015, shows a letter of appreciation (L) written by U.S. Ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy to a 92-year-old Japanese woman in Kitami, Hokkaido, thanking her for a set of traditional "hina" Japanese dolls sent to the White House in 1962 when the envoy's father John F. Kennedy was the U.S. president. Tsuyako Matsumoto, who sent the doll, received the letter along with a Japanese translation (R) from JoEllen Gorg, principal officer at the U.S. Consulate General in Sapporo. The dolls are now on display at the envoy's official residence in Tokyo. (Pool photo by Hokkaido Shimbun) (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Kennedy sends letter to thank Japanese woman for doll set gift

Kennedy sends letter to thank Japanese woman for doll set gift

Tsuyako Matsumoto (L) holds a photo carrying a message from U.S. Ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy at a nursing home in the northern Japan city of Kitami on Feb. 26, 2015. Matsumoto gifted a set of traditional Japanese "hina" dolls to the ambassador's father, President John F. Kennedy, in 1962. The panel was delivered by JoEllen Gorg (R), principal officer at the U.S. Consulate General in Sapporo City, on behalf of Kennedy. (Pool photo)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo