Chinese museum demands return of stones used for Japanese tower

Chinese museum demands return of stones used for Japanese tower

The Peace Tower, built with stones collected in Japan and abroad in 1940 during the second Sino-Japanese War of 1937-1945, stands in the city of Miyazaki, southern Japan, on Oct. 5, 2015. A private anti-Japanese war museum in Nanjing, China, has called on the Miyazaki prefectural government to return three cornerstones it alleges were taken from China. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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