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Tottori: 95-Year-Old Japanese Descendent from Philippines Visits Father's Grave

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The Yomiuri Shimbun

14:40 JST, February 14, 2026

HOKI, Tottori — An elderly woman of Japanese descent who was left behind in the Philippines during the turmoil of the Pacific War visited her father’s grave in his hometown of Hoki, Tottori Prefecture, in January.

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