1M Japanese war dead still missing

By Associated Press

Aug 15, 2020 12:07 am

TOKYO: Seventy-five years after the end of World War 2, 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.

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