Japanese priest chants sutra for Japanese died in Bashi Channel

Japanese priest chants sutra for Japanese 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 a memorial service for dead Japanese military members at the Choonji temple in Hengchun, Taiwan, on Aug. 2, 2015. Yoshida lives in Ogi, Saga Prefecture, southwestern Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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