Morning glory seeds as symbol of forgiveness

Tomoko Nozaki, who distributes Chinese-origin morning glory seeds regarded as a "flower of forgiveness," shows off the seeds in Osaka on July 22, 2015. Former Japanese soldiers, detained at a war criminal management center in Fushun, northeastern China after the end of World War II, were treated humanely at the facility and received morning glory seeds when they returned to Japan. Nozaki visited the management center site in 2007 and brought back seeds of morning glory plants growing at the site. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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