Envoy visits event to mark 70th yr of Battle of Imphal

Envoy visits event to mark 70th yr of Battle of Imphal

IMPHAL, India - Japanese Ambassador to India Takeshi Yagi looks at remains left from the Battle of Imphal fought between the now defunct Imperial Japanese Army and Allied troops during World War II at an event held in the northeastern Indian city of Imphal on March 23, 2014, to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the 1944 battle.

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