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Kamei dies at 86

TOKYO, Japan - Former Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd. Chairman Masao Kamei died of pneumonia at a Tokyo hospital June 23, it was learned June 26. He was 86. Kamei played a key role as a government adviser in privatizing the Japanese National Railways.

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Emperor, empress attend New Year's lecture

TOKYO, Japan - Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko (both at center left) listen to a lecture by Nobuaki Kumagai, professor emeritus in electronic communication at Osaka University, in an annual New Year's lecture at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Jan 10. Other lecturers were Tatsuo Nishida, professor emeritus in linguistics at Kyoto University and Kumao Toyoshima, head of Sumitomo Hospital and an expert on oncology and virology.(Pool photo)

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Kamei dies at 86

TOKYO, Japan - Former Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd. Chairman Masao Kamei died of pneumonia at a Tokyo hospital June 23, it was learned June 26. He was 86. Kamei played a key role as a government adviser in privatizing the Japanese National Railways.