投稿日 2022-01-21 17:00
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staffWWII soldier's good-luck flag returned from US to grandson in southwest Japan OITA -- A Japanese flag thought to have been taken to battle by a soldier who died fighting in Okinawa Prefecture during the Pacific War's last days was returned to his grandson in the southwest Japan city of Oita on Jan. 16. Upon receiving hi...
投稿日 2021-12-30 17:00
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staff【千葉】戦時中に流山市の若者が北マリアナ諸島・サイパン島に出征する際、同市流山の赤城神社で戦勝祈願に贈られたと見られる寄せ書きの日章旗が戦後76年の時を経て今月初め、同市に届いた。受け取った同神社筆頭総代の山崎政治さん（84）は「これで若者もやっと安らかに眠れるだろう」と感無量だ。 日章旗の返還活...
