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Iwo-jima¡ÊⲫÅç¡Ë, or Sulfar island is famous for hard fighting
spot between Japan and USA at World War ­¶, for 36 days.

Only this fight during the Pacific War, American toll was
more than Japanese toll.

We remember lieutenant general¡ÊÃæ¾­¡Ë Kuribayashi Tadamichi
¡Ê·ªÎÓÃéÄÌ¡Ë.

Recently two films were made by director Clint Eastwood,
"Flags of Our Fathers"¡Ê¿Æ¤¿¤Á¤ÎÀ±¾ò´ú¡Ë, from view point of USA,
"Letters from IWO JIMA"¡ÊⲫÅ礫¤é¤Î¼ê»æ¡Ë, from view point of
Japan.

Now there are no civilian at this island, only troops of the
Self-Defense Forces¡Ê¼«±ÒÂâ¡Ë(the Air Self-Defense Force and the
Maritime Self-Defense Force).

Only once at a year, residents of Ogasawara islands visit
this island.

Then about 10,000 bodies bleached bones remain at this
island.