Nursery rhyme poet Mado dies at 104

Nursery rhyme poet Mado dies at 104

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken in November 2005 shows Michio Mado, a Japanese poet known for his nursery rhymes. Mado died of old age at a Tokyo hospital on Feb. 28, 2014, at age 104.

Nursery rhyme poet Mado dies at 104

Nursery rhyme poet Mado dies at 104

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows "Eraser" and "Rainbow," poetry anthologies by Michio Mado, with English translations by Empress Michiko. Mado died of old age at a Tokyo hospital on Feb. 28, 2014, at age 104.

Nursery rhyme poet Mado dies at 104

Nursery rhyme poet Mado dies at 104

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows books of nursery rhymes and other works by Michio Mado, a Japanese poet. Mado died of old age at a Tokyo hospital on Feb. 28, 2014, at age 104.

Poems translated into English by Empress Michiko published

Poems translated into English by Empress Michiko published

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows Empress Michiko delivering a speech at a meeting to mark the 50th anniversary of the International Board on Books for Young People in Basel, Switzerland, in September 2002. A collection of poems by Michio Mado has been translated into English by Empress Michiko and was published in June 2013 in two volumes.

Poems translated into English by Empress Michiko published

Poems translated into English by Empress Michiko published

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows the bilingual books "Keshigomu" (Eraser) (front, L) and "Niji" (Rainbow) (front, R), which contain poems written by Japanese poet Michio Mado translated into English by Empress Michiko. The two volumes were published in June 2013.

Poet Mado issues new collection of verses on turning 100

Poet Mado issues new collection of verses on turning 100

TOKYO, Japan - Michio Mado, a poet also known for his children's songs, talks Nov. 5, 2009 about two new volumes containing 64 new poems he wrote on the occasion of his 100th birthday.

Collections of poems by late Japanese poet Mado

Collections of poems by late Japanese poet Mado

Photo taken on Nov. 19, 2015, shows the latest collection of poems (L) penned by the late Japanese poet Michio Mado and another volume published in 1992, altogether containing nearly 2,000 pieces Mado wrote over some 80 years. He died in 2014 at the age of 104. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Late Japanese poet Mado known for regret over pro-war poems

Late Japanese poet Mado known for regret over pro-war poems

File photo taken on Nov. 5, 2009, shows Japanese poet Michio Mado, known for children's songs, recording his World War II-related poems. Mado died in 2014 at the age of 104. A recently published collection of his poems includes three pro-war pieces which he regretted having written for the rest of his life. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Poet Mado issues new collection of verses on turning 100

Poet Mado issues new collection of verses on turning 100

TOKYO, Japan - Michio Mado, a poet also known for his children's songs, talks Nov. 5, 2009 about two new volumes containing 64 new poems he wrote on the occasion of his 100th birthday. (Kyodo)