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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Mari Yamaguchi and Mayuko Ono

Relatives of Dutch POWs visit former Nagasaki prison site to honor their memory

Dozens of relatives of former Dutch prisoners of war who suffered abuse and starvation during their captivity in one of Japan's largest World War II prison camps visited on Saturday the site where their loved ones were held in Nagasaki to pay tribute to their memory.

The commemoration comes as Japan this year marks the 80th anniversary of the atomic bombing of the southwestern city of Nagasaki — a blast that many of the Dutch POWs saw from their camp.

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