Japanese man meets Indonesian independence leaders' descendants

Toaji Nishimura (far R) from Tokyo meets descendants of Indonesia's independence leaders, including the country's first Vice President Mohammad Hatta's daughter Halida (far L) and first President Sukarno's grandson Romy (next to her), at the Museum of the Declaration of Independence in Jakarta on Aug. 16, 2015. Nishimura's father Tadashi Maeda, a senior naval officer stationed on Java Island, helped the leaders write the declaration that was announced on Aug. 17, 1945, two days after the end of World War II. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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