posted by Chris @ 5/29/2005 09:41:00 AM  
WW II Japanese Soldiers Found in Southern Philippines?

If true, it would be a sensational story - two Imperial Japanese soldiers found on a remote Philippine Island after 60 years. (There have been other Japanese 'holdouts' discovered in the years after WW II, but none in the last several years.) But doubts are being cast on the current story, as the Japanese businessman who reported the find is dodging the media and Japanese government officials. Adding to the intrigue are reports that Philippine rebels are demanding $300,000 ransom for the return of the soldiers, but the Philippine Star reports that a Japanese embassy official has denied there is a ransom demand.

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