Niece of deceased Japanese POW seeks to recover remains in Australia

Niece of deceased Japanese POW seeks to recover remains in Australia

Yasuko Hayashi (R), a niece of Michiaki Wakaomi who died of illness in 1945 as a prisoner of war in Australia, and her husband lay flowers at Wakaomi's grave at the Japanese War Cemetery in Cowra, eastern Australia, in this file photo taken on Aug. 5, 2014. Procedures are expected to begin in early March 2015 to retrieve part of his remains from the grave upon Hayashi's request to bring them back to Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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