War-displaced Japanese mourn Chinese foster parents in Harbin

One of about 30 Japanese "war orphans" and their family members weeps as they mourn their deceased Chinese foster parents at graves in suburban Harbin in the northeastern Chinese province of Heilongjiang on July 13, 2015. The visitors, who got separated from their parents toward the end of World War II and later returned to Japan, traveled to Beijing on July 14 for a meeting with a high-ranking Chinese Communist Party official. (Kyodo)+ ==Kyodo

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