Okinawa woman tells high school students about misery of war

Okinawa woman tells high school students about misery of war

Kiku Nakayama speaks about misery she experienced during the Battle of Okinawa in the closing days of World War II before a group of high school students visiting Naha, the capital of Japan's southernmost prefecture, on a school trip on March 15, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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