The Great Read: Accused of Desecration, a Doctor Faces the End of His Life’s Work
Dr. Masahide Kanayama has devoted his life in Manhattan to medicine and God. He could face five years of hard labor in Japan.
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Accused of Desecration, a Doctor Faces the End of His Life’s Work

Dr. Masahide Kanayama has devoted his life in Manhattan to medicine and God. He could face five years of hard labor in Japan.

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