Survivor of mass suicide in Okinawa points to place of tragedy

Survivor of mass suicide in Okinawa points to place of tragedy

Yoshikatsu Yoshikawa, a survivor of a mass suicide by villagers during the Battle of Okinawa in the closing days of World War II, points to a bush in Tokashiki village in the southernmost Japanese prefecture where the tragedy occurred, as seen in this photo taken on Feb. 18, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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