Former Soviet labor camp detainee stresses importance of peace

Former Soviet labor camp detainee stresses importance of peace

Tokuro Inokuma, who was detained in a forced labor camp in the Soviet Union after the end of World War II, stresses the importance of people's wish to protect peace during a gathering in Tokyo on Sept. 20, 2015, held to hand down lessons from the war to younger generations. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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