Japanese-Filipino in search of father's identity

KUMAMOTO, Japan - David Honda, a 67-year-old Filipino pastor born of a Japanese father and Filipino mother, holds a press conference while showing photos of his father, Torao Honda, at Kumamoto airport on Aug. 7, 2012. Honda arrived in Japan the same day for the first time to visit his father's hometown in Kumamoto Prefecture after establishing contact with his father's relatives in Japan.

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