A ripped copy of an Anne Frank picture book at a Tokyo library. Officials said they did not know the motive for the vandalism.Credit...Koji Ueda/Associated Press TOKYO — Japan on Friday promised to begin an investigation into the mysterious mutilation of hundreds of copies of “Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl” and other books related to her at public libraries across Tokyo. Local news media r
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