Ex-Japanese military interpreter Nagase dies

Ex-Japanese military interpreter Nagase dies

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in September 2000 shows Takashi Nagase, a former Japanese military interpreter and philanthropist, who died June 21, 2011, at the age of 93. Nagase was involved in the construction of the infamous Thailand-Burma railway during World War II and later became engaged in philanthropic activities to atone for his wartime acts.

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