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Two Japanese soldiers unaware of WWII end found in the jungle of the Philippines
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| trancebrat |
Possible hoax?
A lieutenant and a lance-corporal of the Imperial Japanese Army were found in the jungle of Mindanao Island, the Philippines. The two Japanese military men have been hiding there since the end of WWII over the fear of being punished for desertion.
The found soldiers did not even know that WWII was over a long time ago. Local authorities are currently holding the two elderly deserters, aged over 80. In the near future the Japanese military men will have a meeting with spokespeople for the Japanese embassy in the Philippines, Tokyo newspapers write. Several other former servicemen of the Japanese army might be hiding in the out-of-the-way place in the south of Mindanao, Itar-Tass reports.
Agents of the Philippine counterintelligence incidentally found the former Japanese lieutenant, 87 and the former lance-corporal, 83, during an operation in the area.
The 87-year-old Yoshio Yamakawa and the 83-year-old Sudzuki Nakauti were serving in the 30th infantry division of the Imperial Army, which landed on the Philippine Island of Mindanao in 1944. The unit suffered considerable losses as a result of US-led massive bombings. The Japanese infantry unit was ordered to start a guerrilla warfare in the jungle. The remainder of the division were later evacuated to Japan, although some of its servicemen did not have enough time to appear at the assembly point and became deserters against their own will.
The found lieutenant and the lance-corporal are reportedly very scared of the court martial in case they are sent back to their fatherland. Japanese soldiers unaware of the end of WWII were previously found in other remote places on the islands in the Pacific Ocean. Junior lieutenant Hiroo Onoda was found in the jungle of the Philippine island of Lubang in 1974. Another solitary soldier of one of the infantry units was found in 1972 on the island of Guam, which currently belongs to the USA.
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| M@t |
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They wont even recognise the world. Imagine how much japan has changed since the war, probably more than any other country in the world |
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| M@t |
TOKYO -- The mediator who tried to arrange a meeting with two alleged Japanese soldiers thought to be hiding in the Philippines since World War II has confirmed the story is a hoax, a media report said Wednesday.
The unidentified 58-year-old Japanese man, a trader who first reported the men's existence, told the national Yomiuri newspaper that he had met the two alleged soldiers in the mountains on Mindanao island and found they were not Japanese.
Neither of the men could answer when asked where they were born and to which military unit they belonged, the mediator was quoted as saying in the Yomiuri.
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| Stilez |
| ...yeah! old news. 1 of them works at my company's warehouse. |
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| DJ RJT |
| quote: | Originally posted by Stilez
...yeah! old news. 1 of them works at my company's warehouse. |
:stongue: :haha: :stongue: :haha: :stongue: |
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| ::TranceVanDyk:: |
| i think onoda, moved to south america and now owns a ranch. i think in brazil. there are a lot of asians there in brazil. second largest group of people. |
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| Lira |
| quote: | Originally posted by ::TranceVanDyk::
i think onoda, moved to south america and now owns a ranch. i think in brazil. there are a lot of asians there in brazil. second largest group of people. |
He owns a ranch in Mato Grosso, as I recall it. My father had the honour of having a picture taken with him because of some award (long story). I'm on a hurry now (hence my silence) but I can scan it if there's anyone interested.
Now I'm back to my break, see you. |
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| ::TranceVanDyk:: |
| quote: | Originally posted by Lira
He owns a ranch in Mato Grosso, as I recall it. My father had the honour of having a picture taken with him because of some award (long story). I'm on a hurry now (hence my silence) but I can scan it if there's anyone interested.
Now I'm back to my break, see you. |
boa noite;)
i spent all last week in saor paulo, santos, and peuibe, i love brazil! |
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| Nautilus |
Remember that episode of Gilligan's Island where the Skipper gets hit in the head by Gilligan and when he comes to thinks everybody on the island with him is a Japanese solider. :stongue:
And remember that one time I banged some chick so hard that she couldn't walk straight or sit down for a week. :stongue: :stongue: :stongue: Good times! |
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| SlickT |
| this is true,the history channel has a show on this that comes on from time to time with the two soldiers being interviewed,etc. |
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