THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
March 20, 2023 at 18:51 JST
Iwao Hakamada celebrates his 87th birthday with his elder sister, Hideko, at their home in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture, on March 10. (Akari Uozumi)
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A series based on diplomatic documents declassified by Japan’s Foreign Ministry
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