By KEI YOSHIDA/ Staff Writer
June 22, 2021 at 18:55 JST
Japanese and U.S. flags and photos of the victims are prominently displayed during the memorial service held at Aburayama Kannon Buddist temple in Fukuoka’s Jonan Ward on June 20. (Kei Yoshioka)
FUKUOKA--Buddhist sutras were chanted and incense smoldered during a memorial service here for 43 U.S. soldiers executed while being detained as prisoners of war by the Imperial Japanese Army or who died during horrific surgical experiments performed by army doctors at Kyushu University. [Read More]
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