Memorial service to commemorate students sent to WWII battlefields

Memorial service to commemorate students sent to WWII battlefields

A man offers prayers in front of a monument in the compound of Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium in Tokyo to remember students who were sent to the battlefields of World War II, during a memorial service on Oct. 21, 2015. A large-scale send-off ceremony was held on Oct. 21, 1943, in Tokyo. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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