Nagoya opens museum on daily items from wartime

Fumiko Okada looks at her childhood drawing exhibited at a newly opened museum in Nagoya, central Japan, showcasing daily items from World War II during a preview on July 10, 2015. The wartime picture donated to the museum by Okada was drawn during a class at school and shows a child kicking an American soldier likened to a ghost. The 85-year-old woman said she does not want the country to return to the era when children were made to do this kind of drawing. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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