NHK News Apologizes to Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare

Mistake of the dead in the war Miss MHLW apology October 17th 4:30

A meeting was held in Tokyo on the 16th to discuss the issue of miscarriage of the remains of the war dead, and the person in charge of the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare apologized, saying that “the appropriate response was not taken and trust in the business was being questioned”.

On the 16th, a meeting held in the House of Representatives of the House of Representatives was attended by former Siberian detainees, parliamentarians of the ruling and opposition parties, and officials from the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, and exchanged opinions on the issue of misunderstanding of the remains of war dead.

In this, a member of the opposition party pointed out, "Is it not concealment that did not reveal the suspicion of confusion?", The person in charge of the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare said, "It's a harsh expression, but that's right. I apologize that trust is being asked. "

Also, when the dispatch of the Japanese study team was cancelled, the person in charge of the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare sent an email saying that the business had been revived if there were no reports. I ’m sorry that there ’s a part that I ’ve come up with, and it ’s causing distrust and discomfort. ”

To expand the scope of DNA testing

On the other hand, the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare will expand the scope of DNA testing for identifying the remains of the remains of war dead from the next fiscal year, and the remains collected at some battlefields in the south, such as Iwo Jima, will be newly assessed even if there are no leftovers. Decided to target.

The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare has been conducting DNA identification to identify the remains of war dead since 2003, but in principle, it is limited to cases where there are cues that lead to identity such as leftovers. Only 15 people were identified as southern remains.

For this reason, the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare will expand the scope of DNA testing from the next fiscal year, and the remains collected at Iwo Jima, where 21,900 people died and Tarawa Atoll, Republic of Kiribati, where 4,200 people died, are newly added even if there are no remains. Decided to be subject to appraisal.

The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare is calling on the survivors of the war dead who newly died in the target area to submit the DNA necessary for verification.