8 Chinese arrive to meet former WWII orphans in Japan

8 Chinese arrive to meet former WWII orphans in Japan

NARITA, Japan - Eight Chinese foster parents (in the right row) to World War II Japanese orphans are met by those they had cared for upon arrival at Narita airport Sept. 18. Their 11-day trip to Japan has been arranged by a foundation for the orphans.

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