Exhibition on Japan's WWII 'no surrender' soldier

Exhibition on Japan's WWII 'no surrender' soldier

A photograph of Shoichi Yokoi, a sergeant who held out in a remote part of the jungles of Guam for nearly three decades without knowing that World War II had ended, and the clothes he wore then are on display at Nagoya City Museum on Oct. 16, 2015. A total of 92 utensils he used during his 28 years of hiding will be exhibited until Nov. 29. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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