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Widow of subway gas attack victim speaks to U.S. journalist

TOKYO, Japan - Shizue Takahashi, widow of a 1995 subway gas attack victim, speaks during an interview with U.S. journalist Charlie Lyons in Tokyo in this file photo taken on Dec. 17, 2013. Lyons interviewed Takahashi at Kasumigaseki station, one of the sarin gas attack scenes, as part of his work to produce a film about weapons of mass destruction on behalf of the United Nations.

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Japan marks 13th anniversary of subway sarin gas attacks

TOKYO, Japan - Shizue Takahashi, the widow of one of the two subway station workers who died in the deadly 1995 sarin nerve gas attacks on the Tokyo subway system, prays for the victims in front of a flower tribute stand at Kasumigaseki Station on March 20 as Japan marked the 13th anniversary of the attacks the same day. (Pool photo)

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Japan marks 13th anniversary of subway sarin gas attacks

TOKYO, Japan - Shizue Takahashi, the widow of one of the two subway station workers who died in the deadly 1995 sarin nerve gas attacks on the Tokyo subway system, speaks to reporters after offering flowers at Kasumigaseki Station on March 20 as Japan marked the 13th anniversary of the attacks the same day.

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Chiang Kai-shek's widow dies in N.Y. at 106

TAIPEI, Taiwan - Madame Chiang Kai-shek (file photo), widow of the former Republic of China president, died at her home in New York on Oct. 23 at the age of 105. Born as May-ling Soong in China in 1897 and educated in the United States, she is credited by historians as one of the most influential woman of the 20th century.

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Court approves retrial on wartime repression of writers

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Maki Kimura, the widow of Toru Kimura, one of the five defendants in the ''Yokohama Incident,'' sobs with joy in Yokohama on April 15 after the Yokohama District Court accepted a third petition for retrial of the case after rejecting two previous petitions. The case involved repression of journalists and other people during World War II.

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Princess Takamatsu expresses support for reigning empress

TOKYO, Japan - Princess Takamatsu (in file photo) has penned an article for publication in a biweekly magazine in which she expresses support for the possibility Japan may one day have a reigning empress. Princess Takamatsu, 90, is the widow of Emperor Hirohito's younger brother Prince Takamatsu.

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Shots break windows of Taisei Corp. office

FUKUOKA, Japan - Police inspect the Kyushu office of general construction contractor Taisei Corp. in Fukuoka after several shots were fired at the building early Nov. 20, breaking office windows. One widow was completely broken and bullet holes were found in five other windows facing a street, as shown in the photo. Police found a rifle in front of the entrance to the building.

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Princess Takamatsu expresses support for reigning empress

TOKYO, Japan - Princess Takamatsu (in file photo) has penned an article for publication in a biweekly magazine in which she expresses support for the possibility Japan may one day have a reigning empress. Princess Takamatsu, 90, is the widow of Emperor Hirohito's younger brother Prince Takamatsu.

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Gabrielle Ray

Gabrielle Ray (1883 - 1973), Edwardian Singer, Actress and Dancer. \'One of the very popular \"Merry Widow\" Company Daly\'s\'.1909

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One Year After - Ise Bay Typhoon Disaster Area

One year after the nightmarish day of the Ise Bay typhoon disaster, joint memorial services for those who disappeared into the muddy sea were held in various places in Nagoya. 　 <Caption> People grieving, a boy searching for his family in a boat, a boy recovering from the disaster, a teacher going around asking about the safety of his pupils, a class in good spirits. A widower's group of 36 men who lost their wives and children A widow doing housework A widow doing housework A woman doing housework in temporary housing A person wandering in search of a loan, * Date of shooting unknown, Release date: September 2, 1960

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Japan marks 13th anniversary of subway sarin gas attacks

TOKYO, Japan - Shizue Takahashi, the widow of one of the two subway station workers who died in the deadly 1995 sarin nerve gas attacks on the Tokyo subway system, prays for the victims in front of a flower tribute stand at Kasumigaseki Station on March 20 as Japan marked the 13th anniversary of the attacks the same day. (Pool photo)(Kyodo)

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Japan marks 13th anniversary of subway sarin gas attacks

TOKYO, Japan - Shizue Takahashi, the widow of one of the two subway station workers who died in the deadly 1995 sarin nerve gas attacks on the Tokyo subway system, speaks to reporters after offering flowers at Kasumigaseki Station on March 20 as Japan marked the 13th anniversary of the attacks the same day. (Kyodo)

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Jaroslav Kubera's bench, Vera Kuberova, Milos Vystrcil

Vera Kuberova, left, widow of Jaroslav Kubera, and chairman of the Czech Senate Milos Vystrcil, right, unveiled the Jaroslav Kubera's bench on October 14, 2020, in honour of Jaroslav Kubera, late chairman of the Czech Senate, who suddenly passed away in January 2020. The bench is located on one of the courts of the Wallenstein Palace, the Senate seat in Prague, Czech Republic. (CTK Photo/Vit Simanek)

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Josefa Slanska, widow of Rudolf Slansky

***FILE PHOTO*** Josefa Slanska, widow of Rudolf Slansky, poses with a photo of her husband, on November 10, 1993, in Prague, Czech Republic. She wrote the book Report On My Husband. Her Husband, Rudolf Slansky, was born in 1901, his origin was jewish, his whole family was killed in concentration camps. He survived WWII in Moscow, his brother Richard survived in London. Rudolf's daughter Nadezda was kidnapped in Moscow in 1943, he has never seen her again. After WWII in 1946 he became secretary-general of the Czechoslovak communist party (KSC), he stayed in this function untill 1951. By the end of 1951 within the communist party started a big trial against so-called enemies within the party. Slansky was named as a main character of the conspiracy. The whole campaign was distinctively Anti-semitic. Slansky was arrested on November 23, 1951, after several hearings he attempted in the prison to commit suicide. Carefully fabricated trial against seditious conspiracy started on November 20, 1952 and after one-week proceedings the judge pronounced a verdict. Rudolf Slansky was one amongst 11 people sentenced to death, he was executed on December 3, 1952. (CTK Photo/Stanislav Peska)

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Josefa Slanska, widow of Rudolf Slansky

***FILE PHOTO*** Josefa Slanska, widow of Rudolf Slansky, poses with a photo of her husband, on November 10, 1993, in Prague, Czech Republic. She wrote the book Report On My Husband. Her Husband, Rudolf Slansky, was born in 1901, his origin was jewish, his whole family was killed in concentration camps. He survived WWII in Moscow, his brother Richard survived in London. Rudolf's daughter Nadezda was kidnapped in Moscow in 1943, he has never seen her again. After WWII in 1946 he became secretary-general of the Czechoslovak communist party (KSC), he stayed in this function untill 1951. By the end of 1951 within the communist party started a big trial against so-called enemies within the party. Slansky was named as a main character of the conspiracy. The whole campaign was distinctively Anti-semitic. Slansky was arrested on November 23, 1951, after several hearings he attempted in the prison to commit suicide. Carefully fabricated trial against seditious conspiracy started on November 20, 1952 and after one-week proceedings the judge pronounced a verdict. Rudolf Slansky was one amongst 11 people sentenced to death, he was executed on December 3, 1952. (CTK Photo/Stanislav Peska)

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Josefa Slanska, widow of Rudolf Slansky

***FILE PHOTO*** Josefa Slanska, widow of Rudolf Slansky, poses on November 10, 1993, in Prague, Czech Republic. She wrote the book Report On My Husband. Her Husband, Rudolf Slansky, was born in 1901, his origin was jewish, his whole family was killed in concentration camps. He survived WWII in Moscow, his brother Richard survived in London. Rudolf's daughter Nadezda was kidnapped in Moscow in 1943, he has never seen her again. After WWII in 1946 he became secretary-general of the Czechoslovak communist party (KSC), he stayed in this function untill 1951. By the end of 1951 within the communist party started a big trial against so-called enemies within the party. Slansky was named as a main character of the conspiracy. The whole campaign was distinctively Anti-semitic. Slansky was arrested on November 23, 1951, after several hearings he attempted in the prison to commit suicide. Carefully fabricated trial against seditious conspiracy started on November 20, 1952 and after one-week proceedings the judge pronounced a verdict. Rudolf Slansky was one amongst 11 people sentenced to death, he was executed on December 3, 1952. (CTK Photo/Stanislav Peska)

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Chiang Kai-shek's widow dies in N.Y. at 106

TAIPEI, Taiwan - Madame Chiang Kai-shek (file photo), widow of the former Republic of China president, died at her home in New York on Oct. 23 at the age of 106. Born as May-ling Soong in China in 1897 and educated in the United States, she is credited by historians as one of the most influential woman of the 20th century. (Kyodo)

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(CORRECTED) Chiang Kai-shek's widow dies in N.Y. at 106

TAIPEI, Taiwan - Madame Chiang Kai-shek (file photo), widow of the former Republic of China president, died at her home in New York on Oct. 23 at the age of 105. Born as May-ling Soong in China in 1897 and educated in the United States, she is credited by historians as one of the most influential woman of the 20th century. (Kyodo)

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Court approves retrial on wartime repression of writers

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Maki Kimura, the widow of Toru Kimura, one of the five defendants in the ''Yokohama Incident,'' sobs with joy in Yokohama on April 15 after the Yokohama District Court accepted a third petition for retrial of the case after rejecting two previous petitions. The case involved repression of journalists and other people during World War II. (Kyodo)

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Shots break windows of Taisei Corp. office

FUKUOKA, Japan - Police inspect the Kyushu office of general construction contractor Taisei Corp. in Fukuoka after several shots were fired at the building early Nov. 20, breaking office windows. One widow was completely broken and bullet holes were found in five other windows facing a street, as shown in the photo. Police found a rifle in front of the entrance to the building.