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Nov. 12, 2020 — Bones of Hiroshima A-bomb Victims Returned to Riken (The Japan Times)

  • November 12, 2020
  • Asia-Pacific

“Japanese government-linked research institute Riken on Thursday handed over remains found after the 1945 atomic bombing of Hiroshima to the western Japan city. The remains, including seven bone fragments and bones in powder form, were apparently collected by a research…

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Oct. 15, 2020 — Korean War Remains Returned to China (Various)

  • October 15, 2020
  • Asia-Pacific

The Telegraph: “The remains of 117 Chinese soldiers who died in the 1950-53 Korean War were returned to China on Sunday in an annual repatriation delayed this year by the coronavirus outbreak.” Xinhua News: “The remains of 117 Chinese soldiers…

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March 16, 2015 – “Floating fortress Musashi, symbol of Japan’s naval ambitions, now a war grave” (Japan Times)

  • March 23, 2015
  • Asia-Pacific

The Musashi in brief, by Reiji Yoshida: What was the Musashi? Why were such mammoth battleships planned in the first place? Did the Musashi and Yamato contribute greatly to Japan’s war effort?

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March 4, 2015 – “Microsoft Co-Founder Says He Found A Sunken WWII Warship” (Huffington Post)

  • March 11, 2015
  • Asia-Pacific

“Microsoft co-founder and philanthropist Paul Allen and his research team have found the wreckage of a massive Japanese World War II battleship off the Philippines near where it sank more than 70 years ago, he said Wednesday. The apparent discovery of…

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