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′′ During World War II (1945), a Japanese boy stood in front of a funeral pyre and waited his turn to cremate his dead younger brother.The person who took the photo said, in an interview, that the boy was biting his lips so hard not to cry that the blood was dripping out of the corner of his mouth.Then the guard asked him for his body and said, ′′ Give me the charge you're carrying on your back."And the boy replied, ′′ He's not heavy, he's my brother".He surrendered the body, turned around and left... In Japan, even today, this image is used as a symbol of strength ′′