By SHUHEI YAMASHITA/ Staff Writer
September 11, 2020 at 07:00 JST
Ryozo Kotoge looks at the old cap he used to wear when he was a member of the former Imperial Japanese Navy, along with other war mementos in Takayama, Gifu Prefecture, on July 29. (Shuhei Yamashita)
TAKAYAMA, Gifu Prefecture--When he was 17, Imperial Japanese Navy pilot Ryozo Kotoge received orders to deploy for what was supposed to be his last mission: a suicide attack. [Read More]
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