Commemorating war dead on Iwoto Island

Commemorating war dead on Iwoto Island

TOKYO, Japan - A man offers water at the foot of Mt. Suribachi on Iwoto Island, about 1,200 kilometers south of central Tokyo, on Jan. 25, 2012. Some 50 people, including kin of Japanese soldiers who died in the World War II battle on the Pacific island, attended an annual ceremony held the same day by the Tokyo metropolitan government on the island to commemorate the war dead. (Pool photo)

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