High court sees military involvement in Okinawa suicides

OSAKA, Japan - Supporters of novelist Kenzaburo Oe celebrate in front of the Osaka High Court in Osaka on Oct. 31 after the court recognized that the Imperial Japanese Army was involved in the mass suicide of civilians during the 1945 Battle of Okinawa, dismissing an appeal lodged by a former military officer and the kin of another over a libel suit against Oe and his publisher regarding descriptions in his book.

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• 2008/10/31 00:00:00

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