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Visit to N. Korea burial site

CHONGJIN, North Korea - Bereaved family members and reporters visit June 16, 2013, a farm in Komusan, north of Chongjin in northeastern North Korea, a site believed to contain the remains of Japanese soldiers and civilians who lost their lives in what is now North Korea around the end of World War II.

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Visit to N. Korea burial site

CHONGJIN, North Korea - Photo taken June 16, 2013, shows offering left by Sampei Asano -- incense sticks and a sheet of paper bearing the name of his elder brother -- at a farm in Komusan, north of Chongjin in northeastern North Korea, a site believed to contain the remains of Japanese soldiers and civilians who lost their lives in what is now North Korea around the end of World War II. Asano's elder brother Nishihide is thought to have died from malnutrition at a prison camp in Komusan.

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Visit to N. Korea burial site

CHONGJIN, North Korea - Sampei Asano (L front) on June 16, 2013, stands at a farm in Komusan, north of Chongjin in northeastern North Korea, a site believed to contain the remains of Japanese soldiers and civilians who lost their lives in what is now North Korea around the end of World War II. Asano's elder brother Nishihide is thought to have died from malnutrition at a prison camp in Komusan.

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Visit to N. Korea burial site

CHONGJIN, North Korea - Yukihiro Kimura (front) and his elder brother Shigeru offer prayers on Oct. 24, 2012, at a site in Komusan, north of Chongjin in northeastern North Korea, which is believed to contain the remains of about 2,000 Japanese soldiers and security personnel who died at a prison camp around the end of World War II. The two were among four Japanese nationals who visited the site to pray for the souls of relatives who died in what is now North Korea.

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Visit to N. Korea burial site

CHONGJIN, North Korea - Yukihiro Kimura (R front) and other Japanese offer prayers on Oct. 24, 2012, at a site in Komusan, north of Chongjin in northeastern North Korea, which is believed to contain the remains of about 2,000 Japanese soldiers and security personnel who died at a prison camp around the end of World War II. Kimura was one of four Japanese nationals who visited the site to pray for the souls of relatives who died in what is now North Korea.

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Visit to N. Korea burial site

CHONGJIN, North Korea - Japanese nationals, bereaved family members of those who lost their lives in what is now North Korea, visit a site on Oct. 24, 2012, in Komusan, north of Chongjin in northeastern North Korea, which is believed to contain the remains of about 2,000 Japanese soldiers and security personnel who died at a prison camp around the end of World War II.

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Visit to N. Korea burial site

CHONGJIN, North Korea - Shigeru Kimura is moved to tears on Oct. 24, 2012, at a site in Komusan, north of Chongjin in northeastern North Korea, which is believed to contain the remains of about 2,000 Japanese soldiers and security personnel who died at a prison camp around the end of World War II. Kimura was one of four Japanese nationals who visited the site to pray for the souls of relatives who died in what is now North Korea.

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Japanese repatriates in N. Korea

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Sadao Masaki (R), head of Seishinkai, a group of former Japanese residents of what is now North Korea, and group member Saburo Sakaguchi join their hands in prayer facing remains excavated at a site believed to be a burial ground for Japanese in Komusan, North Korea, on Aug. 30, 2012.

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Japanese repatriates in N. Korea

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Sadao Masaki (C), head of Seishinkai, a group of former Japanese residents of what is now North Korea, and group member Saburo Sakaguchi (L) join their hands in prayer facing remains excavated at a site believed to be a burial ground for Japanese in Komusan, North Korea, on Aug. 30, 2012.