Matsue nurse to leave for Afghanistan as part of medical team

Matsue nurse to leave for Afghanistan as part of medical team

MATSUE, Japan - Akiko Ito, who leaves Nov. 20 for Afghanistan as part of a three-month International Red Cross medical relief operation, tells reporters in the Shimane prefectural government office Nov. 19 about her hopes for working in the war-torn country.

Widow of Kyodo reporter donates 3 mil. yen for Chinese school

Widow of Kyodo reporter donates 3 mil. yen for Chinese school

AGEO, Japan - Matsue Ito, the widow of Shinichi Ito, a former chief of Kyodo News' Beijing bureau, holds the photo of her husband at her home in Ageo, Saitama Prefecture, on April 15. She has donated 3 million yen through a Chinese group for youth development to rebuild a school in Hebei Province in northeast China. Ito worked as a correspondent in Beijing, Shanghai and Hong Kong for a total of 11 years.

Matsue nurse to leave for Afghanistan as part of medical team

Matsue nurse to leave for Afghanistan as part of medical team

MATSUE, Japan - Akiko Ito, who leaves Nov. 20 for Afghanistan as part of a three-month International Red Cross medical relief operation, tells reporters in the Shimane prefectural government office Nov. 19 about her hopes for working in the war-torn country.

Widow of Kyodo reporter donates 3 mil. yen for Chinese school

Widow of Kyodo reporter donates 3 mil. yen for Chinese school

AGEO, Japan - Matsue Ito, the widow of Shinichi Ito, a former chief of Kyodo News' Beijing bureau, holds the photo of her husband at her home in Ageo, Saitama Prefecture, on April 15. She has donated 3 million yen through a Chinese group for youth development to rebuild a school in Hebei Province in northeast China. Ito worked as a correspondent in Beijing, Shanghai and Hong Kong for a total of 11 years.