US EditionBone collectors: searching for WWII remains in Okinawa
- Takamatsu Gushiken found half-buried bones believed to be those of a young Japanese soldier while searching in Okinawa's jungle, marking the 80th anniversary of the Battle of Okinawa.
- About 200,000 people died during the three-month Battle of Okinawa, with many remains still unaccounted for, according to official estimates.
- Gushiken and others argue that building a new U.S. air base will disturb the remains of WWII casualties, stating, "These remains have the right to be returned to their families."
- Gushiken emphasizes the necessity of preserving jungle areas for their historic significance, saying, "It is a sacrilege to the war dead to dump the land that has absorbed their blood into the sea.
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Bone collectors: searching for WWII remains in Okinawa
Trekking through mud and rocks in Japan's humid Okinawan jungle, Takamatsu Gushiken reached a slope of ground where human remains have lain forgotten since World War II.
80 Years On, Bone Collectors Find Remains Of Those Killed In Okinawa
80 years after the Battle of Okinawa, volunteers like Takamatsu Gushiken are still recovering WWII remains from jungle, These remains have the right to be returned to their families," said Gushiken.
Itoman - Takamatsu Gushiken, following steps in the mud of the wet jungle of Okinawa Island, in southern Japan, reaches a slope where human remains, forgotten since the Second World War, still rest.
Bone Collectors: Searching For WWII Remains In Okinawa
Trekking through mud and rocks in Japan's humid Okinawan jungle, Takamatsu Gushiken reached a slope of ground where human remains have lain forgotten since World War II. The 72-year-old said a brief prayer and lifted a makeshift protective covering, exposing half-buried bones believed to be those of a young Japanese soldier.
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