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Inside Japan's notorious WWII germ warfare program

This summer marks the 80th anniversary of Japan’s surrender in World War II.

That conflict is fading from living memory, but wartime disputes live on in Asia — and people are still unearthing wartime secrets.

NPR’s Anthony Kuhn reports on one episode in which the U.S. played a controversial role.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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