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Remains from Iwoto

TOKYO, Japan - Participants in a government sponsored ceremony on Feb. 15, 2011, at Chidorigafuchi National Cemetery in Tokyo offer prayers for Japanese soldiers who died on Iwoto Island in the closing days of World War II. In the ceremony, the remains of possibly 822 soldiers, discovered by a government team on the island in fiscal 2010, were handed over to the health ministry in charge of their management.

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Remains from Iwoto

TOKYO, Japan - Boxes containing the remains of possibly 822 Japanese soldiers who died on Iwoto Island in the closing days of World War II are carried during a ceremony at Chidorigafuchi National Cemetery in Tokyo on Feb. 15, 2011. In the ceremony, the remains discovered by a government team on the island in fiscal 2010 were handed over to the health ministry in charge of their management.

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Remains from Iwoto

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan (C) offers flowers during a ceremony at Chidorigafuchi National Cemetery in Tokyo on Feb. 15, 2011. In the ceremony, the remains of possibly 822 Japanese soldiers discovered by a government team on Iwoto Island in fiscal 2010 were handed over to the health ministry in charge of their management.

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Sanzen'in unveils treasured Buddha statue

KYOTO, Japan - Yakushi, a statute of the Buddha of healing kept at Sanzen'in temple in Kyodo, is opened to the public for the first time in 1,200 years on Sept. 8. The wooden statute, which stands about 1.2 meters high, was craved by Saicho (767-822), the founder of the Tendai sect of Buddhism, during the Enryaku era (782-806). Sanzen'in said it opened the statue to the public in commemoration of the 1,200th anniversary of its foundation.

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Sanzen'in unveils treasured Buddha statue

KYOTO, Japan - Yakushi, a statute of the Buddha of healing kept at Sanzen'in temple in Kyodo, is opened to the public for the first time in 1,200 years on Sept. 8. The wooden statute, which stands about 1.2 meters high, was craved by Saicho (767-822), the founder of the Tendai sect of Buddhism, during the Enryaku era (782-806). Sanzen'in said it opened the statue to the public in commemoration of the 1,200th anniversary of its foundation. (Kyodo)

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Remains from Iwoto

TOKYO, Japan - Boxes containing the remains of possibly 822 Japanese soldiers who died on Iwoto Island in the closing days of World War II are carried during a ceremony at Chidorigafuchi National Cemetery in Tokyo on Feb. 15, 2011. In the ceremony, the remains discovered by a government team on the island in fiscal 2010 were handed over to the health ministry in charge of their management. (Kyodo)

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Remains from Iwoto

TOKYO, Japan - Participants in a government sponsored ceremony on Feb. 15, 2011, at Chidorigafuchi National Cemetery in Tokyo offer prayers for Japanese soldiers who died on Iwoto Island in the closing days of World War II. In the ceremony, the remains of possibly 822 soldiers, discovered by a government team on the island in fiscal 2010, were handed over to the health ministry in charge of their management. (Kyodo)

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Remains from Iwoto

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan (C) offers flowers during a ceremony at Chidorigafuchi National Cemetery in Tokyo on Feb. 15, 2011. In the ceremony, the remains of possibly 822 Japanese soldiers discovered by a government team on Iwoto Island in fiscal 2010 were handed over to the health ministry in charge of their management. (Kyodo)