Japanese war orphans visit grave of Chinese foster parents

Japanese war orphans visit grave of Chinese foster parents

Sumie Ikeda, a war-displaced Japanese who was left behind in China when she was a child, lays flowers at a common grave honoring Chinese adoptive parents of Japanese war orphans in Harbin in Heilongjiang Province, China, on July 13, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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