Man talks about childhood spent on 'Battleship Island' off Nagasaki

Azuma Ishikawa talks about his childhood spent on Hashima Island off Nagasaki, southwestern Japan, on June 7, 2015. The island, commonly called "Battleship Island" because of its shape, is seen far in the distance at the center of this photo. It is one of the candidate sites for registration on a UNESCO World Heritage list as remnants of Japan's Meiji era (1868-1911) industrial revolution. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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