WWII survivor recalls Osaka air raid before Japan's surrender

WWII survivor recalls Osaka air raid before Japan's surrender

Reiko Yoshitomi tells of how her mother and elder brother were killed in the U.S. air raid of Osaka on Aug. 14, 1945, just a day before Japan surrendered in World War II, during an interview on Feb. 20, 2015, in Higashiosaka, Osaka Prefecture, western Japan. Yoshitomi herself barely survived the raid. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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