Volunteer searching for WWII dead in Japanese caves unearths remains of hundreds of people
The remains of some 1,400 people sit in storage for possible identification with DNA testing. So far just six have been identified and returned to their families.
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Okinawa to preserve army’s underground HQ in 1945 battle
More than 1,000 sites in the prefecture are estimated to contain structural and other remains from the Battle of Okinawa, including positions of the Imperial Japanese Army and natural caves where ...
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Okinawan bone digger searches for the remains of WWII dead and worries their lessons are ...
Takamatsu Gushiken hunts caves in Okinawa's jungles for the bones of those who died in the WWII Battle of Okinawa, one of the ...
The Independent7 天
Okinawan bone digger searches for the remains of WWII dead and worries their lessons are ...
Takamatsu Gushiken turns on a headtorch and enters a cave buried in Okinawa's jungle ... Gushiken says the Itoman caves should be protected from development so that younger generations can ...
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VOX POPULI: On Okinawa Memorial Day, echoes of the war remain in caves
During World War II, the Imperial Japanese Army set up bases in Okinawa’s natural caves called “gama.” For more than 40 years, Gushiken has volunteered to go into those caves and search for ...
Killeen Daily Herald7 天
An Okinawan bone digger searches for remains from one of the fiercest battles of World War II
Takamatsu Gushiken hunts caves in Okinawa's jungles for the bones of those who died in the WWII Battle of Okinawa, one of the war's bloodiest By AYAKA McGILL, HIRO KOMAE and MARI YAMAGUCHI ...
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An Okinawan bone digger searches for remains from one of the fiercest battles of World War II
Takamatsu Gushiken uses a hand hoe to delicately move dirt in a cave while searching for the remains of those who died during the Battle of Okinawa towards the end of the World War II in 1945 ...