Japanese "war orphans" meet Chinese foster parents in Harbin

Japanese "war orphans" meet Chinese foster parents in Harbin

Sumie Ikeda (R) hugs a member of an association of Chinese foster parents for Japanese nationals left behind in China after the end of World War II during a meeting in Harbin, Heilongjiang Province, northern China, on July 12, 2015. Ikeda, one of such war orphans now living in Japan, heads a nonprofit organization working for the promotion of friendship between the two countries. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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