'Father' of 'war orphans' chronicles life as volunteer

'Father' of 'war orphans' chronicles life as volunteer

TOKYO, Japan - Kosuke Sugawara on July 3 talks about his new book and his life as a volunteer helping so-called war orphans -- those who were left behind in China at the end of World War II as infants or small children.

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