Ex-Peru President Fujimori dies at 86

Ex-Peru President Fujimori dies at 86

Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori delivers a speech in front of the Japanese ambassador's residence in Lima on April 22, 1997, following the end of a 127-day hostage crisis at the residence. Fujimori died on Sept. 11, 2024, aged 86.

Tokyo stocks surge

Tokyo stocks surge

TOKYO, Japan - The signboard at a securities company in Tokyo's Nihombashi shows the surge in prices on the Tokyo Stock Exchange on July 19, with the benchmark Nikkei 225 index closing at 18,532.58, above 18,500 for the first time in 22 months. The last time the index closed above 18,500 was Sept. 10, 1997, when it ended at 18,704.77.

Shoichi YOKOI

Shoichi YOKOI

Shown in the photo was Shoichi YOKOI, a former Japanese soldier who made a dramatic return to Japan on Jan. 24, 1972, after living in the jungles of Guam for more than 26 years without knowing World War II had ended. He died of a heart attack at a Nagoya hospital on Sept. 22, 1997. He was 82. He said upon arrival at Tokyo's Haneda airport that he felt ''ashamed to come home'' alive, 31 years after he left Japan for fighting in the war.

Shoichi YOKOI

Shoichi YOKOI

Shown in the photo was Shoichi YOKOI, a former Japanese soldier who made a dramatic return to Japan on Jan. 24, 1972, after living in the jungles of Guam for more than 26 years without knowing World War II had ended. He died of a heart attack at a Nagoya hospital on Sept. 22, 1997. He was 82. He said upon arrival at Tokyo's Haneda airport that he felt ''ashamed to come home'' alive, 31 years after he left Japan for fighting in the war. (Photo was taken in January, 1972 when he was rescured in Guam.)

Tokyo stocks surge

Tokyo stocks surge

TOKYO, Japan - The signboard at a securities company in Tokyo's Nihombashi shows the surge in prices on the Tokyo Stock Exchange on July 19, with the benchmark Nikkei 225 index closing at 18,532.58, above 18,500 for the first time in 22 months. The last time the index closed above 18,500 was Sept. 10, 1997, when it ended at 18,704.77.

Tokyo stocks surge

Tokyo stocks surge

TOKYO, Japan - The signboard at a securities company in Tokyo's Nihombashi shows the surge in prices on the Tokyo Stock Exchange on July 19, with the benchmark Nikkei 225 index closing at 18,532.58, above 18,500 for the first time in 22 months. The last time the index closed above 18,500 was Sept. 10, 1997, when it ended at 18,704.77.