Japanese visitors commemorate WWII suicide pilots in Pearl Harbor

Japanese visitors commemorate WWII suicide pilots in Pearl Harbor

Mayor Kanpei Shimoide (2nd from L) of Minamikyushu, Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, joins other compatriots in commemorating World War II "kamikaze" pilots at the USS Battleship Missouri Memorial in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, on April 11, 2015. They visited the ship for an exhibit of mementos left by the pilots on their suicide missions. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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