World War II Japanese soldier returns home from Ukraine

World War II Japanese soldier returns home from Ukraine

NARITA, Japan - Ishinosuke Uwano (L), 83, a former Imperial Japanese Army soldier who was confirmed to be alive in Ukraine after going missing in Russia's Far East after World War II, speaks to reporters on arrival at Narita airport on April with his son, Anatoly, 37, for his first visit to Japan in 63 years.

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