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Former Japanese model, actress Kinuko Ito dies at 90

File photo taken in 1954 shows former Japanese model and actress Kinuko Ito, who placed third in the 1953 Miss Universe pageant and became synonymous with "Japanese beauty" in the early postwar period. She died of heart failure on Feb. 14, 2023, at age 90.

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Former Japanese model, actress Kinuko Ito dies at 90

File photo taken in September 1953 in Hollywood, Los Angeles, shows former Japanese model and actress Kinuko Ito (R) meeting with then Crown Prince Akihito. Ito died of heart failure on Feb. 14, 2023, at age 90.

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Former Japanese model, actress Kinuko Ito dies at 90

File photo taken in Los Angeles in July 1953 shows former Japanese model and actress Kinuko Ito (2nd from R).

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Crown Prince Akihito in Hollywood

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's Crown Prince Akihito (L) (the current emperor) shakes hands with Kinuko Ito, who placed third in the 1953 Miss Universe world competition, during a reception in Hollywood, Los Angeles. The photo was taken on Sept. 30, 1953.

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SDP expels upper house member Ofuchi from party

TOKYO, Japan - The opposition Social Democratic Party (SDP) said Nov. 28 it has expelled Kinuko Ofuchi (file photo), a House of Councillors member, from the party. She submitted a letter of departure from the party in October, but the SDP refused to accept it.

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Dog found alive in landslide rubble in Japan

Kinuko Miyamoto, a 72-year-old neighbor, holds a 7-year-old female dog named Minami in Uwajima, Ehime Prefecture, on Aug. 6, 2018. The Shiba Inu was rescued from the rubble on July 13, six days after going missing when landslides hit the dog's home. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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SDP expels upper house member Ofuchi from party

TOKYO, Japan - The opposition Social Democratic Party (SDP) said Nov. 28 it has expelled Kinuko Ofuchi (file photo), a House of Councillors member, from the party. She submitted a letter of departure from the party in October, but the SDP refused to accept it. (Kyodo)