SilkAir crash anniversary: She keeps her husband’s pharmacy business going to remember him

Mr Hajime Nishino, who was on flight MI185, riding a motorbike in Desaru, Malaysia, in 1993. PHOTO: ATSUKO NISHINO
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SINGAPORE - Whenever she sees palm trees and African tulips, Mrs Atsuko Nishino is reminded of her late husband, Mr Hajime Nishino.

“He was an adventurous man who loved travelling to places like Africa and the Amazon,” said the 65-year-old, who still remembers how the day unfolded on Dec 19, 1997.

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