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Search for WWII Japanese remains continue
The Japan Association for Recovery and Repatriation of War Casualties is currently looking for the remains of World War II Japanese soldiers on Saipan and Tinian. The work started in June 2017 and will end next month.
To date, a total of 39,440 remains have been recovered—29,150 from Saipan and 10,290 from Tinian. According to the association, a total of 31,360 remains have yet to be found.
The association said that the Japanese government is collecting the remains of Japanese WWII veterans killed in battle in the Northern Mariana Islands. The remains are intended to be brought back to Japan for historical, field survey studies, and cultural reasons.
The remains are reclaimed first, for historical reasons where the recovered remains will be collected, recorded and put into the national Japanese archives.
Two, for field survey studies to further give information on the remains of Japanese soldiers in foreign countries, and third, for cultural reasons.
The Japanese government and JAWRRC intends to submit to customs, traditions, and pay attention to the request of the family of the deceased to be reunited with them and have a formal memorial. The association is separate from the Kuentai, which is also an organization with a mission to bring home the remains of Japanese soldiers who fought and died in foreign lands during the war.
JARRWC is requesting the public’s cooperation on this project. You can contact them at 285-7283 (Saipan), 287-2857 (Tinian), or email jigyoubu@jarrwc.jp.
