Japan priest mourns his father, others who died in Bashi Channel

Japan priest mourns his father, others who died in Bashi Channel

Munetoshi Yoshida, chief priest of a Japanese temple whose father died in the Bashi Channel between Taiwan and the Philippines during World War II, chants a sutra in Hengchun, on the southern tip of Taiwan, on Aug. 2, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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