Jesuit missionary to Tokyo and poet Vladimir Kos dies

Tokyo, 19 July - Vladimir Kos, poet and Jesuit missionary to Tokyo, has died. The 98-year-old was the author of a collection of poems titled Dober Večer, Tokio (Good evening, Tokyo), the first book in Slovenian to be published in Japan. He was also received the 2014 Prešeren Fund Prize.