Kin of Battle of Okinawa victims sue Yasukuni over enshrinement

Kin of Battle of Okinawa victims sue Yasukuni over enshrinement

NAHA, Japan - Kozen Kawabata (2nd from L), the head of a group of plaintiffs who have launched a lawsuit against Yasukuni Shrine, speaks at a press conference in Naha, Okinawa Prefecture, on March 19. The five families of 10 civilians and soldiers who died in the Battle of Okinawa and at other places during World War II have filed a lawsuit against Yasukuni Shrine seeking to delist their relatives from those worshipped at the shrine.

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