Japanese ambassador's ashes buried in Belgrade

Japanese ambassador's ashes buried in Belgrade

BELGRADE, Yugoslavia - One of the relatives the late Japanese Ambassador to Croatia Keisuke Oba, a Yugoslav-phile who died in the Philippines in August, buries his ashes in Belgrade on Sept. 27. About 100 people, including many of Oba's Serbian friends, attended the burial ceremony at the central Belgrade cemetery. Oba had told his family that he wanted to be buried in Yugoslavia after his death.

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