YOKOHAMA, Japan -- A hushed solemnity settled over the Yokohama Commonwealth War Cemetery, a peaceful enclave tucked within the heart of the bustling port city. Beneath the watchful rows of uniform white headstones, set against a carpet of immaculate green, hundreds of people assembled -- not as tourists, but as keepers of memory.
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