File photo of Japan's WWII foreign minister Shigemitsu

File photo of Japan's WWII foreign minister Shigemitsu

TOKYO, Japan - An undated file photo of Mamoru Shigemitsu, Japan's foreign minister during World War II. Classified telegrams discovered by a relative of a former Japanese diplomat showed that Shigemitsu in May 1944 considered asking the Soviet Union to broker an agreement to end war with China.

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  • ILEA001205258
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  • 2014/8/14 00:00:00
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  • 567 × 898 pixel
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  • 240 dpi
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