Kin of Japanese war dead commemorate victims on Iwoto island

Kin of Japanese war dead commemorate victims on Iwoto island

Family members of Japanese soldiers killed in the Battle of Iwo Jima (now called Iwoto) during World War II pour water over a cenotaph after attending a memorial service held on the South Pacific island by the Tokyo metropolitan government on Jan. 23, 2015. (Pool photo by Mainichi Shimbun) (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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