N. Korean site believed to contain remains of Japanese

N. Korean site believed to contain remains of Japanese

PYONGYANG, North Korea - A man returns remains unearthed at a site on the outskirts of Pyongyang on Aug. 29, 2012, believed to contain the remains of Japanese nationals who died in the northern part of the Korean Peninsula around the end of World War II. North Korea showed the Ryongsan Cemetery site to Kyodo News and other Japanese news organizations.

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