75 years later, 1 million Japanese war dead still missing
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August 13, 2020
TOKYO (AP) — Seventy-five years after the end of World War II, more than 1 million Japanese war dead are scattered throughout Asia, where the legacy of Japanese aggression still hampers recovery efforts.
The missing Japanese make up about half of the 2.4 million soldiers who died overseas during Japan's military rampage across Asia in the early 20th century.
They are on remote islands in the South Pacific. They are in northern China and Mongolia. They are in Russia.
As the anniversary for the end of the Pacific War arrives Saturday, there is little hope these remains will ever be recovered, le...
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