MSDF recovers remains of Japan war dead from Pacific isles

MSDF recovers remains of Japan war dead from Pacific isles

TOKYO, Japan - Maritime Self-Defense Force personnel carry boxes wrapped in white cloth, containing the remains of 137 Japanese war dead retrieved on the Solomon Islands in the South Pacific, upon arrival on an MSDF training vessel in Tokyo on Oct. 24, 2014. It was the first time ever an MSDF vessel has been involved in transporting the remains of Japanese war dead.

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