On the Passing of The Honorable Daniel K. Inouye, United States Senator
December 18, 2012
Japanese
On the evening of December 17, Eastern Standard Time (December 18 around 7 a.m. Japan Standard Time), United States Senator Daniel K. Inouye (Democrat, Hawaii) passed away at the age of 88.
Upon hearing the news, Minister for Foreign Affairs Koichiro Gemba sent a message to Senator Inouye’s wife, Mrs. Irene Hirano Inouye, expressing his condolences and respect for Senator Inouye’s efforts toward the development of Japan-U.S. relations.
- (* The foregoing is a provisional translation. The date indicated above denotes the date of issue of the original in Japanese.)
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