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Japanese WW2 soldier's diary published in English

SAIPAN, United States - Japanese translator Ryozo Kimihira holds a copy of "The Taking of Saipan," an English version of a diary written by Japanese soldier Genkichi Ichikawa who was killed in the Battle of Saipan in June 1944, on June 14, 2014.

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Japanese WW2 soldier's diary published in English

TOKYO, Japan - Yohei Ichikawa shows pictures of his uncle Genkichi Ichikawa, a former Imperial Japanese Army soldier who died at age 23 in the 1944 Battle of Saipan during World War II, at his home in Shizuoka, central Japan, in this file photo taken in April 2014. Genkichi's diary about his life on the island of Saipan has been translated into English and published in the United States.

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Japanese WW2 soldier's diary published in English

TOKYO, Japan - A diary by former Japanese soldier Genkichi Ichikawa who died in the 1944 Battle of Saipan during World War II is shown in this undated photo. He writes on the first page: "I thought I should never think or write, but a year ago today was the day my child was born."

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Japanese WW2 soldier's diary published in English

SAIPAN, United States - Japanese translator Ryozo Kimihira holds a copy of "The Taking of Saipan," an English version of a diary written by Japanese soldier Genkichi Ichikawa who was killed in the Battle of Saipan in June 1944, on June 14, 2014. (Kyodo)