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The Japanese had imprisoned some 75,000 commonwealth soldiers in war camps on the swampy island of Singapore in the spring of 1942. One young Indian prisoner with a Bengaluru connection was determined to escape. Second Lieutenant Markandan “Mark” Pillai of the Bombay Sappers and Miners, a native of Tirunelveli in Tamil Nadu and a graduate of St Joseph’s College in Bengaluru,
To mark its 90th anniversary in 2022, the flagship store of Wako Co., a prominent landmark in Tokyo’s Ginza district, will be renovated, its parent company, Seiko Holdings Corp., announced on Dec. 16.