Remains from Iwoto

Remains from Iwoto

TOKYO, Japan - Boxes containing the remains of possibly 822 Japanese soldiers who died on Iwoto Island in the closing days of World War II are carried during a ceremony at Chidorigafuchi National Cemetery in Tokyo on Feb. 15, 2011. In the ceremony, the remains discovered by a government team on the island in fiscal 2010 were handed over to the health ministry in charge of their management.

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  • ILEA001156707
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  • 2011/2/15 00:00:00
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  • Kyodo / Kyodo News Images
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  • 2011 Kyodo News
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  • 1809 × 1303 pixel
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  • 240 dpi
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