Japanese WWII soldier, British POW meet for reconciliation in London

Japanese WWII soldier, British POW meet for reconciliation in London

Former Imperial Japanese Army soldier Mikio Kinoshita (L) and British World War II veteran and former prisoner of war Harold Atcherley clasp their hands together in a reconciliation encounter in London on June 22, 2015. Kinoshita once instructed Australian POWs and local people as they built the Thailand-Burma railway under brutal conditions during the war. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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