Visit to N. Korea burial site

Visit to N. Korea burial site

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Tetsukuni Tomonari (L) puts his hands together in prayer at a site in Bupyong, South Hamgyong Province, North Korea, believed to contain the remains of Japanese nationals who died around the end of World War II, on Oct. 28, 2012.

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