Koizumi apologizes for suffering to Dominican Republic emigrants

Koizumi apologizes for suffering to Dominican Republic emigrants

TOKYO, Japan - Toru Takegama (L), one of Japanese emigrants to the Dominican Republic, shakes hands with Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi at the latter's office in Tokyo on July 21. Koizumi met Takegama after issuing an official apology to the emigrants for the suffering they experienced under a government-led emigration program in the 1950s.

Koizumi apologizes for suffering to Dominican Republic emigrants

Koizumi apologizes for suffering to Dominican Republic emigrants

TOKYO, Japan - Toru Takegama (L), one of Japanese emigrants to the Dominican Republic, is in talks with Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi at the latter's office in Tokyo on July 21. Koizumi met Takegama after issuing an official apology to the emigrants for the suffering they experienced under a government-led emigration program in the 1950s.

Koizumi apologizes for suffering to Dominican Republic emigrants

Koizumi apologizes for suffering to Dominican Republic emigrants

TOKYO, Japan - Toru Takegama (L), one of Japanese emigrants to the Dominican Republic, shakes hands with Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi at the latter's office in Tokyo on July 21. Koizumi met Takegama after issuing an official apology to the emigrants for the suffering they experienced under a government-led emigration program in the 1950s. (Kyodo)

Koizumi apologizes for suffering to Dominican Republic emigrants

Koizumi apologizes for suffering to Dominican Republic emigrants

TOKYO, Japan - Toru Takegama (L), one of Japanese emigrants to the Dominican Republic, is in talks with Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi at the latter's office in Tokyo on July 21. Koizumi met Takegama after issuing an official apology to the emigrants for the suffering they experienced under a government-led emigration program in the 1950s. (Kyodo)