Ex-crew member of post-WWII evacuation ship recalls ordeal

Ex-crew member of post-WWII evacuation ship recalls ordeal

Shinji Hirata, a resident in Okayama city, western Japan, recounts his experience as a crew member aboard a ship carrying Japanese citizens home from the Korean Peninsula after the end of World War II, as seen in this photo taken on Nov. 23, 2014. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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