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2005-05-27 China-Japan-Koreas

Never Surrender - Two Japanese Soldiers Found Living in Phillipines

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Posted by Tkat 2005-05-27 09:30|| || Front Page|| [2 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 >When Lt Onoda was found on the Philippines island of Lubang in 1974, he initially refused to surrender.

I remember when this happened. In his monologue, Johnny Carson said, "They flew him home first-class on Japan Airlines, limoed him to the Emperor in a Toyota, took his picture with a Nikon, and then tried to convince him that Japan lost the War."

Posted by Penguin 2005-05-27 10:11|| 2005-05-27 10:11|| Front Page Top

#2 Can we put these two guys in a room with Zapatero?

Posted by Matt 2005-05-27 13:30|| 2005-05-27 13:30|| Front Page Top

#3 Can we put these two guys in a room with Zapatero?

Put him in the same room with Kim Jong Il and tell him "This is what happens when you mess with the IJA!"

Posted by badanov">badanov 2005-05-27 13:32|| http://www.rkka.org]">[http://www.rkka.org] 2005-05-27 13:32|| Front Page Top

#4 "100 Million Die For the Emperor!"

Posted by borgboy 2005-05-27 14:41|| 2005-05-27 14:41|| Front Page Top

#5 they obviously selected the worst 'OP' in living memory :)

Posted by MacNails 2005-05-27 21:44|| 2005-05-27 21:44|| Front Page Top

#6 Wow, story reminds me of SGT SHOICHI YOKOI, whom was found hiding in the jungles of southern Guam in the late 1960's. Even as the 20th USAAF was bombing the hell out of Japanese cities and industries towards the end of WW2, US forces here in Guam still had to deal with hardcore remnants of the Japanese army whom refused to surrender, includ most famously some units of up to battalion(s)-strength!? YOKOI and other survivors became a hero/legend when they returned home to modern Japan.

Posted by JosephMendiola">JosephMendiola 2005-05-28 00:05|| n/a]">[n/a] 2005-05-28 00:05|| Front Page Top

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