19 war-displaced Japanese return to China

NARITA, Japan - Nineteen war-displaced Japanese wave at well-wishers as they leave Narita airport for China on Nov. 27, 2001 after spending about two weeks in Japan looking for relatives and preparing for eventual repatriation to Japan. Two people have managed to make contact with their relatives, while two others are awaiting for DNA results to confirm their relationship with their Japanese kin.

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