Nagako Tomioka, the chief priestess, was returning home to the tranquil grounds when a man hiding nearby charged at her wielding an 80-centimeter samurai katana-style sword, the Kyodo News reported.

Portrait of Emperor Hirohito and Empress Nagako in formal ceremonial dress, standing on a dais. Culture Japanese Date 1989 Control number IAS 88030041 Type Sculptures Medium Wood, clay, paint, and ...

After Nagako got out of the vehicle, Shigenaga sprinted toward her brandishing a sword with a 31-inch blade, stabbing her in the back of her head and in the chest.

The Empress Nagako escorted on a tour of the Freer Galley of Art (FGA) by Dr. Harold P. Stern and Mrs. Ripley October 2, 1975. The Empress is being greeted in the center of the photograph in front of ...

Nagako Sumida OBITUARY Sumida, Nagako 05/28/1928 – 05/04/2020 Nagako Sumida was born in Barr Lake, Colorado to Ichii and Juzo Sugiura in 1928 and died in her home in Lodi, California on May 4, 2020.

June 16, 2000 - Akihito’s mother, Nagako Kuni, the Empress Dowager of Japan dies at age 97. January 18, 2003 - Successfully undergoes surgery for prostate cancer that was diagnosed in December 2002.

Dowager Empress Nagako of Japan, 97, widow of Emperor Hirohito, died Friday after a life that saw the transformation of her homeland several times over.“She passed away because of old age ...

A few weeks before my son started first grade, I asked my friend Nagako to help me read the list of school supplies I needed to buy. Subscribe . Digital Print . July 09, 2025 . Subscribe.