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WWII manned torpedo model shown at memorial museum

YAMAGUCHI, Japan - A full-scale model of the "Kaiten" manned torpedo is exhibited outside the Kaiten Memorial Museum on Ozushima Island in Shunan, Yamaguchi Prefecture, western Japan, on June 24, 2014, the 70th anniversary of the start of a suicide mission from the island during the closing days of World War II.

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Remains of suicide torpedo training base conserved

YAMAGUCHI, Japan - The remains of a training base for "Kaiten" manned torpedo pilots on Ozushima Island in Shunan, Yamaguchi Prefecture, western Japan, are photographed on June 24, 2014.

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Photos of suicide torpedo pilots shown at memorial museum

YAMAGUCHI, Japan - The photos of 145 "Kaiten" torpedo pilots and maintenance crew members who died during World War II are put on the walls of the Kaiten Memorial Museum on Ozushima Island in Shunan, Yamaguchi Prefecture, western Japan, on June 24, 2014.