81 years after Imabari air raid, survivor mourns 3 relatives at temple memorial

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Imabari, Ehime Prefecture, marked 81 years since the August 6, 1945 air raid, with citizens offering flowers at a memorial to mourn the victims. The 91-year-old survivor Saburo Sugino sobbed as he recalled losing his brother-in-law, three-year-old niece, and one-week-old nephew in the raid. He was a fifth-grader at the time. The memorial stone at Nankobo Temple was built in 2008. Organizers say people must learn about the severe war disaster, not just vaguely talk of peace.


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