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Ex-U.S. soldier returns photo from WWII battlefield to Japanese kin

BOSTON, Massachusetts - Frank Hobbs (L), an 85-year-old former U.S. soldier, and Yoko Takekawa, 64, hold a drawing by Yoko's sister Chie, now 73, when she was second grader, at his home in Boston on March 14. Hobbs returned the drawing and other personal belongings of Yoko's father Matsuji Takekawa, a Japanese soldier who died at the age of 37 in the Battle of Iwojima in the Pacific Ocean.

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Ex-U.S. soldier returns photo from WWII battlefield to Japanese kin

BOSTON, Massachusetts - This photo shows a letter and a photograph that belonged to a Japanese soldier from Iwoto Island, where a major battle took place in World War II, that were returned by a former U.S. soldier to Japanese relatives. Frank Hobbs, an 85-year-old former U.S. soldier living in Boston, returned the photograph and other personal belongings of Matsuji Takekawa, who died at the age of 37 in the Battle of Iwojima, as the island is more commonly known, in the Pacific Ocean, to his daughter Yoko, 64, who currently lives in New Jersey. The returned photo shows Yoko on the 100th day after her birth.

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Ex-U.S. soldier returns photo from WWII battlefield to Japanese kin

BOSTON, Massachusetts - This photo shows a picture that belonged to a Japanese soldier from Iwoto Island, where a major battle took place in World War II, which was returned by a former U.S. soldier to Japanese relatives. Frank Hobbs, an 85-year-old former U.S. soldier living in Boston, returned a photograph and other personal belongings of Matsuji Takekawa, who died at the age of 37 in the Battle of Iwojima, as the island is more commonly known, in the Pacific Ocean, to his daughter Yoko, 64, who currently lives in New Jersey. The photo shows a drawing of an air-raid drill by Yoko's older sister Chie, now 72, when she was a second grader.

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Obuchi chosen as one of Japan's 'Best Fathers'

Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi was among seven men chosen June 1 as a ''Best Father.'' The seven ''Yellow Ribbon Award'' recipients are (From L sitting) Hidesaburo Kagiyama, adviser at auto products retailer Yellow Hat, Prime Minister Obuchi, and Sony Corp. Chairman Norio Ohga. The recipients standing up are (From L) former Hanshin Tigers baseball star Masayuki Kakefu, TV personality Hirohide Yakumaru, film director and actor Naoto Takenaka, and singer Yukihide Takekawa. The awards are made annually before Father's Day, which falls on June 20 this year.

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Ex-U.S. soldier returns photo from WWII battlefield to Japanese k

BOSTON, Massachusetts - This photo shows a letter and a photograph that belonged to a Japanese soldier from Iwoto Island, where a major battle took place in World War II, that were returned by a former U.S. soldier to Japanese relatives. Frank Hobbs, an 85-year-old former U.S. soldier living in Boston, returned the photograph and other personal belongings of Matsuji Takekawa, who died at the age of 37 in the Battle of Iwojima, as the island is more commonly known, in the Pacific Ocean, to his daughter Yoko, 64, who currently lives in New Jersey. The returned photo shows Yoko on the 100th day after her birth. (Kyodo)

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Ex-U.S. soldier returns photo from WWII battlefield to Japanese k

BOSTON, Massachusetts - Frank Hobbs (L), an 85-year-old former U.S. soldier, and Yoko Takekawa, 64, hold a drawing by Yoko's sister Chie, now 73, when she was second grader, at his home in Boston on March 14. Hobbs returned the drawing and other personal belongings of Yoko's father Matsuji Takekawa, a Japanese soldier who died at the age of 37 in the Battle of Iwojima in the Pacific Ocean. (Kyodo)

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Ex-U.S. soldier returns photo from WWII battlefield to Japanese k

BOSTON, Massachusetts - This photo shows a picture that belonged to a Japanese soldier from Iwoto Island, where a major battle took place in World War II, which was returned by a former U.S. soldier to Japanese relatives. Frank Hobbs, an 85-year-old former U.S. soldier living in Boston, returned a photograph and other personal belongings of Matsuji Takekawa, who died at the age of 37 in the Battle of Iwojima, as the island is more commonly known, in the Pacific Ocean, to his daughter Yoko, 64, who currently lives in New Jersey. The photo shows a drawing of an air-raid drill by Yoko's older sister Chie, now 72, when she was a second grader. (Kyodo)

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Athletics: Japanese c'ships, Olympic qualifying meet

Kosei Takekawa clears the bar at 5.50 meters in the men's pole vault at the national athletics championships at Yanmar Stadium Nagai in Osaka on June 26, 2021.

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Takekawa-machi

Takekawa-machi==Date:Early Meiji, Place:Tokyo, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images)

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Beauty queens visit Japan PM

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (C) meets with cherry blossom queen Yuki Tatsumi (L) and Chise Takekawa, selected as green goddess in the Miss Nippon beauty contest, at his office in Tokyo on April 12, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Obuchi chosen as one of Japan's 'Best Fathers'

Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi was among seven men chosen June 1 as a ''Best Father.'' The seven ''Yellow Ribbon Award'' recipients are (From L sitting) Hidesaburo Kagiyama, adviser at auto products retailer Yellow Hat, Prime Minister Obuchi, and Sony Corp. Chairman Norio Ohga. The recipients standing up are (From L) former Hanshin Tigers baseball star Masayuki Kakefu, TV personality Hirohide Yakumaru, film director and actor Naoto Takenaka, and singer Yukihide Takekawa. The awards are made annually before Father's Day, which falls on June 20 this year.