Memorial ceremony held on 70th anniversary of warship Yamato's sinking

Memorial ceremony held on 70th anniversary of warship Yamato's sinking

Kazushi Hiro, head of an association formed by survivors of the sunken Japanese battleship Yamato, reads a condolence message before a cenotaph dedicated to victims of the warship sinking during a ceremony held in Kure, Hiroshima Prefecture, western Japan, on April 7, 2015. The powerful battleship was sunk by U.S. attacks on the same day in 1945. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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