Memorial ceremony for Siberia detainees held at Tokyo cemetery

Actress Tomoko Matsushima (2nd from L) offers a prayer at the Chidorigafuchi National Cemetery in Tokyo on Aug. 23, 2015, during a memorial ceremony for Japanese detainees who died in Siberia after the end of World War II. The day marked the 70th anniversary of Soviet leader Josef Stalin's issuance of an order for forced detention and labor of former Japanese soldiers in Siberia. Matsushima's father was among the 55,000 who died. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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