Japanese war orphans from China head for Narita airport

Japanese war orphans from China head for Narita airport

TOKYO, Japan - A 20-member group of war-displaced Japanese from China shake hands with volunteer workers (at R) at the National Olympics Memorial Youth Center in Yoyogi, Shibuya Ward, Tokyo, before departing for the Narita airport on Nov. 15. They will return to China on Nov. 16. They arrived in Tokyo in early November and searched for their Japanese relatives but only one of them succeeded in locating kin.

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