Excavation in Taiwan searches for remains of Japanese soldiers lost in WWII sinking
ABC NewsLiveVideoShowsGood Morning AmericaShopGMAInterest Successfully AddedWe'll notify you here with news aboutTurn on desktop notifications for breaking stories about interest? Around 26,300 bodies have been recovered and 15,600 remain missing.The last excavation in Taiwan took place in 1975, when 242 bodies were found.“We feel very sorry that we kept them waiting for such a long time,” Inoue said. After locals recounted that history, she decided to get involved in recovering their remains.“Those Taiwanese uncles taught me the importance of holding a memorial service for the war dead,” Tachi said.
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- ▪Around 26,300 bodies have been recovered and 15,600 remain missing.The last excavation in Taiwan took place in 1975, when 242 bodies were found.“We feel very sorry that we kept them waiting for such a long time,” Inoue said.
- ▪After locals recounted that history, she decided to get involved in recovering their remains.“Those Taiwanese uncles taught me the importance of holding a memorial service for the war dead,” Tachi said.
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ABC NewsLiveVideoShowsGood Morning AmericaShopGMAInterest Successfully AddedWe'll notify you here with news aboutTurn on desktop notifications for breaking stories about interest? OffOnStream onExcavation in Taiwan searches for remains of Japanese soldiers lost in WWII sinkingExperts have begun an excavation in Taiwan to recover the remains of Japanese soldiers from World War IIByTAIJING WU Associated Press and MARÍA TERESA HERNÁNDEZ Associated PressJuly 20, 2026, 8:15 AM1:03Tatsuaki Inoue, a member of the Japan Association for Recovery and Repatriation of War Casualties, leads volunteers to pay respects ahead of their excavation work to find remains of Japanese soldiers who died during WWII and washed ashore on the coastline of Hengchun township, Pingtung county, southern Taiwan, Monday,…
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