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Ex-pro baseball player encourages leukemia patients

GIFU, Japan - Former Japanese professional baseball player Yasuaki Taiho, who is suffering from acute myelocytic leukemia but continues to manage a Chinese restaurant in Kaizu, Gifu Prefecture, central Japan, says in July 2014 that he wants to give hope to other patients fighting the disease.

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Singer Minako Honda dies of myelocytic leukemia

TOKYO, Japan - Pop and musical singer Minako Honda (in file photo taken in July 2003), known for her portrayal of the role of ''Kim'' in Miss Saigon, died of acute myelocytic leukemia at a Tokyo hospital on Nov. 6, her family said. She was 38.

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Singer Minako Honda dies of myelocytic leukemia

TOKYO, Japan - Pop and musical singer Minako Honda (in file photo taken in July 2003), known for her portrayal of the role of ''Kim'' in Miss Saigon, died of acute myelocytic leukemia at a Tokyo hospital on Nov. 6, her family said. She was 38. (Kyodo)