Ex-Japan army soldier recalls hide-out life on Philippine island

Tsukasa Shimojo, a former member of the Imperial Japanese Army, talks at his home in Rankoshi, Hokkaido Prefecture, northern Japan, on Feb. 18, 2015, about his life in a jungle hide-out on the Philippine island of Panay during World War II. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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