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Wed Jun-20-07 11:45 PM
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Japan renames island of Iwo Jima

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Source: BBC

A Japanese island that was the scene of one of the fiercest battles of World War II has been renamed to reflect the wishes of its original inhabitants.

Iwo Jima has now become the island of Iwo To, as it was known before the war.

The battle of Iwo Jima in 1945 saw 100,000 US troops attack 22,000 entrenched Japanese soldiers.

The battle produced one of the most enduring images of the war, showing US troops raising the Stars and Stripes on the island's highest point.

Read more: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/6224870.stm

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