Japan to build war museum in Manipur for Japanese soldiers
Japan will build a war museum at the hillock at Maiba Lokpa in Manipur, Japanese ambassador to India Kenji Hiramatsu has announced. Hiramatsu said that around 70,000 Japanese soldiers had died during World War II in Imphal and Kohima, between March and June 1944. Meanwhile, Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh has offered to assist the Japanese government.