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Surviving WWII holdouts fascinates Japanese public
Reports tell of 3 to 3000 former soldiers still hiding in jungles across Southeast Asia and a Pacific island after Japan’s surrender. One Guam veteran, Shoichi Yokoi, returned to Nagoya after decades in isolation, while others remain missing or reluctant to admit defeat.
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Tokyo
Southeast Asia
Pacific
Lubang
Philippines
Kinshichi Kozuka
Hiroo Onoda
Shoichi Yokofim
Guam
Japan
Maiichi Shimbun
Lokai
Yokoi
Nagoya