Japan soldier's diary returned to kin 60 yrs after death

Japan soldier's diary returned to kin 60 yrs after death

SYDNEY, Australia - Steve Gower (L), director of the Australian War Memorial, hands Japanese Ambassador to Australia Kenzo Oshima the diary of Yoshikazu Tamura, a Japanese soldier killed in Papua New Guinea during World War II.

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