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FOCUS: Tokyo Museum Preserves Memories of Students Killed in War

Tokyo, Sept. 10 (Jiji Press)--In 1944, as World War II entered its final stages, Itaru Maruo was a promising student at an elite university, dreaming of a career in art.

  • Itaru Maruo, gifted student, died in 1945 at age 25.
  • Maruo's possessions gifted to Voices of Fallen Student Conscripts museum.
  • Museum preserves memorabilia of students killed during war.

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