THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
May 24, 2021 at 16:40 JST
Wayomi, right, and Poornima speak with reporters after the memorial service for their elder sister, Wishma Sandamali, was held at the Sri Lankan temple 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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