Indonesia, Japan excavate remains of Japanese soldiers died during war

A joint Japanese and Indonesian excavation team has been conducting the two countries' first collaborative survey to recover the remains of Japanese soldiers who died on Wakde Island in eastern Indonesia during World War II, unearthing the remains of two individuals.The remains found by the team, joined by members of the soldiers' bereaved families, are slated for DNA identification and repatriation, according to the Japanese government. Approximately 600 Japanese soldiers perished in a last stand on the island, which was captured by the U.S. military in May 1944.Only a handful of Japanese …READ FULL ARTICLE