Japanese imperial army maps to go online (AFP)

Japanese veterans in Imperial Army uniforms march in front of the Tarii Gate to offer prayers for the country's war dead at Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo, 2006. Old Asia-Pacific maps from Japanese Imperial Army archives are going online for modern use, such as studying changes in forest cover or the growth of cities.(AFP/File/Kazuhiro Nogi)AFP - Old Asia-Pacific maps from Japanese Imperial Army archives are going online for modern use, such as studying changes in forest cover or the growth of cities, a Japanese researcher said Friday.

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