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In Japan, the Struggle Poigning Filipino Descendants of Japanese Soldiers to Regain Their Roots

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San Pablo City - After a lifetime of research, Jose Villafuerte finally found the grave of a father he never knew: a Japanese officer stationed in the Philippines during the Second World War. Today, 82 years old, this former fossilist was still in the belly of his Filipino mother, Benita Abril, when her companion, Ginjiro Takei, was recalled to Japan, the occupying Power of the archipelago of 1941 and 1945. Jose Villafuerte's quest ended just a …
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San Pablo City - After a lifetime of research, Jose Villafuerte finally found the grave of a father he never knew: a Japanese officer stationed in the Philippines during the Second World War. Today, 82 years old, this former fossilist was still in the belly of his Filipino mother, Benita Abril, when her companion, Ginjiro Takei, was recalled to Japan, the occupying Power of the archipelago of 1941 and 1945. Jose Villafuerte's quest ended just a …

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L'Opinion broke the news in on Thursday, August 14, 2025.
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