Kan visits Iwoto Island to inspect recovery of WWII remains

Kan visits Iwoto Island to inspect recovery of WWII remains

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan offers flowers at a memorial for Japanese soldiers who died in World War II on Iwoto Island, also known as Iwojima, on Dec. 14, 2010. He visited the island to inspect the government's ongoing efforts to recover the soldiers' remains. (Pool photo)

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