Matsunaga, ex-ambassador to U.S., dies at 88

Matsunaga, ex-ambassador to U.S., dies at 88

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken in 1996 shows Nobuo Matsunaga who served as the Japanese ambassador to the United States in the 1980s. Matsunaga died of heart failure at a hospital in Tokyo on Dec. 1, 2011, at the age of 88.

Obuchi vows efforts for world free of nuclear weapons

Obuchi vows efforts for world free of nuclear weapons

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi (C) vows July 26 to make efforts toward realizing a world free of nuclear weapons. Photo shows Obuchi receiving at his office a proposal adopted July 25 by an international forum of experts on nuclear disarmament from Nobuo Matsunaga (R), former Japanese ambassador to the U.S., along with Yasushi Akashi, former U.N. undersecretary general. Matsunaga and Akashi co-chaired the Tokyo forum.

Nobuo Matsunaga

Nobuo Matsunaga

Nobuo Matsunaga Former Japanese Minister 02 March 1995 Date: 02-Mar-1995

Matsunaga, ex-ambassador to U.S., dies at 88

Matsunaga, ex-ambassador to U.S., dies at 88

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken in 1996 shows Nobuo Matsunaga who served as the Japanese ambassador to the United States in the 1980s. Matsunaga died of heart failure at a hospital in Tokyo on Dec. 1, 2011, at the age of 88. (Kyodo)

Obuchi vows efforts for world free of nuclear weapons

Obuchi vows efforts for world free of nuclear weapons

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi (C) vows July 26 to make efforts toward realizing a world free of nuclear weapons. Photo shows Obuchi receiving at his office a proposal adopted July 25 by an international forum of experts on nuclear disarmament from Nobuo Matsunaga (R), former Japanese ambassador to the U.S., along with Yasushi Akashi, former U.N. undersecretary general. Matsunaga and Akashi co-chaired the Tokyo forum.

Obuchi vows efforts for world free of nuclear weapons

Obuchi vows efforts for world free of nuclear weapons

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi (C) vows July 26 to make efforts toward realizing a world free of nuclear weapons. Photo shows Obuchi receiving at his office a proposal adopted July 25 by an international forum of experts on nuclear disarmament from Nobuo Matsunaga (R), former Japanese ambassador to the U.S., along with Yasushi Akashi, former U.N. undersecretary general. Matsunaga and Akashi co-chaired the Tokyo forum.