Man Discovers Attic Filled with Looted Art from Battle of Okinawa–Works with FBI to Repatriate it All to Preserve History

Return of Japanese royal treasures to Okinawa from US sparks joy

Family members of a veteran US soldier have discovered that the treasures were in an FBI file and contacted the agency for their return.

Man Discovers Attic Filled with Looted Art from Battle of Okinawa–Works with FBI to Repatriate it All to Preserve History

Last year, a Massachusetts resident and his family were going through the personal effects of a deceased grandfather and happened to come across a very large collection of very valuable Asian art. The FBI Art Crimes Unit from the Boston Field Office received a complaint in January 2023 from the family, saying that the grandfather […] The post Man Discovers Attic Filled with Looted Art from Battle of Okinawa–Works with FBI to Repatriate it All to…

Family sorting through father's Massachusetts attic found looted Japanese art: See photos

A family sorting through their late father's Massachusetts attic came across artifacts plundered from Japan during WWII. The FBI has returned them.

Looted Artifacts Taken from Japan During World War II Found in Massachusetts Attic

The FBI recovered a total of 22 cultural treasures from Okinawa, Japan.

FBI returns looted artifacts found in Massachusetts attic to Japan

The FBI has returned a trove of looted Japanese art to its country of origin after a family found a stash of artifacts in their late father’s Massachusetts attic.

FBI recovers, returns 22 Japanese artifacts looted after Battle of Okinawa

The artifacts, which include some pieces dating back to the 18th and 19th centuries, were discovered last year by a Massachusetts family going through their late father’s personal effects.