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WWII survivor recalls wartime ordeal at peace park

WWII survivor recalls wartime ordeal at peace park

TOKYO, Japan - Ikuko Yasuda, 89, stands in front of the Peace Tower at Heiwadai Park in Miyazaki, southwestern Japan, on Aug. 15, 2014, recalling her experiences as a student during World War I, including being enlisted to help level the ground for the tower's construction and sending off "kamikaze" suicide attack squads. The tower was originally constructed in 1940 to celebrate the 2,600th anniversary of the ascension of Japan's mythical first emperor and bears the inscription "Hakko Ichiu," meaning "united under one roof," a phrase often used by imperialists rallying for Japanese reign in Asia during the war. (Photo by Makoto Hori)

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Japan should follow prewar "world under 1 roof" concept: lawmaker

Japan should follow prewar "world under 1 roof" concept: lawmaker

Junko Mihara, a House of Councillors member from the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, speaks at a meeting of the upper house budgetary committee in Tokyo on March 16, 2015. At the meeting, the 50-year-old actress-turned-politician brought up "Hakko Ichiu," a prewar and wartime government slogan used to justify its overseas expansion at the time, and said Japan should act in line with the slogan which represents "values Japan has cherished since its founding." (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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