More than 80 years after his grandfather was killed fighting in the Philippines during World War II, Takahiro Kawaguchi finally made the journey to the battlefield where he died, fulfilling a long-held wish to pay his respects.The 54-year-old Tokyo lawyer was among about 80 people who traveled to the Philippines in February under a Japanese government program that helps bereaved families visit places where their relatives lost their lives during the war.His grandfather, Takeo Kawaguchi, from southwestern Japan's Fukuoka Prefecture, was killed in March 1945 near Ipo Dam on the island of Luzo…READ FULL ARTICLE
