THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
May 24, 2021 at 16:40 JST
The memorial service for Wishma Sandamali held at a temple was attended by her younger sisters Wayomi, center, and Poornima, left, along with other Sri Lankans in Fujinomiya, Shizuoka Prefecture, on May 23. (Rei Kishitsu)
FUJINOMIYA, Shizuoka Prefecture--Bereaved family members and Sri Lankans living in Japan attended a Buddhist memorial service held at a local Sri Lankan temple for a woman who died at an immigration detention facility in March. [Read More]
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