Japanese mourn relatives buried in N. Korea

Japanese mourn relatives buried in N. Korea

HAMHUNG, North Korea - Makiko Taniguchi, 74, from Kagoshima Prefecture in southwestern Japan, cries while covering her face with a picture of her mother on June 21, 2013, at a site in Hamhung in the east of North Korea believed to contain the remains of around 1,600 Japanese soldiers and civilians. Taniguchi's sister and brother died near the burial site when they were 5 years old and 9 months old, respectively.

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