Former sailor recalls drifting in waters off Philippines during WWII

Former sailor recalls drifting in waters off Philippines during WWII

Yoshiaki Waku, a former Imperial Japanese Navy sailor, recounts his experience of drifting in waters off the Philippines during World War II in an interview at his home in Nasukarasuyama, Tochigi Prefecture, northeast of Tokyo, as seen in this photo taken on March 6, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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