Mexico honors "samurai" diplomat, presents granddaughter with medal

Mexico honors "samurai" diplomat, presents granddaughter with medal

Japanese poet Sumireko Horiguchi, granddaughter of a Japanese charge d'affaires to Mexico in 1913, Kumaichi Horiguchi, unveils a commemorative plate with Mexican Senate President Miguel Barbosa on July 10, 2015, at the Mexican Embassy in Tokyo. The plate honors the diplomat for sheltering the wife and relatives of then Mexican President Francisco Madero, who was eventually killed in a coup, in Japan's legation during the 1910-1920 Mexican Revolution. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Mexico honors "samurai" diplomat, presents granddaughter with medal

Mexico honors "samurai" diplomat, presents granddaughter with medal

Japanese poet Sumireko Horiguchi, granddaughter of a Japanese charge d'affaires to Mexico in 1913, Kumaichi Horiguchi, receives a commemorative medal during a ceremony at the Mexican Embassy in Tokyo on July 10, 2015. The medal and ceremony honor the diplomat for sheltering the wife and relatives of then Mexican President Francisco Madero, who was eventually killed in a coup, in Japan's legation during the 1910-1920 Mexican Revolution. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Plate honoring "samurai" diplomat Horiguchi unveiled in Mexico

Plate honoring "samurai" diplomat Horiguchi unveiled in Mexico

Japanese Ambassador to Mexico Akira Yamada (L) shakes hands with Miguel Barbosa, president of the Mexican Senate, before a commemorative plate for Kumaichi Horiguchi, charge d'affaires of Japan's legation in 1913 during the Mexican Revolution, at the Senate on April 21, 2015. Horiguchi hid the wife and relatives of then Mexican President Francisco Madero, who was killed in a coup, in Japan's legation in 1913. Senator Patricio Martinez (R) also attended the event. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo