Conflict of remains of war dead confused issue Recurrence prevention measures announced Human resources development Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare May 21, 17:51
In response to the problem of confusing the remains of the war dead, the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare has announced a recurrence prevention measure that will radically reassess the remains collection business, including the establishment of a new center for scientifically assessing remains. The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare says that securing specialized human resources is an issue for the future, and is promoting training.
Regarding the collection of the remains of the war dead, it was revealed by NHK that the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare had left it for many years while grasping the suspicion of the mistake, and the expert meeting of the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare finally decided to review the project. The recommendations are summarized on the 14th of this month.
In response to this, the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare has compiled and published a recurrence prevention measure that drastically reviews the existing methods of ashes collection and appraisal, and reported at an expert meeting held on the 21st.
As a result, in order to prevent misunderstandings, the methods that were used to bring back the bones to Japan after burning the ashes on site before DNA testing were cancelled. It is to confirm the group of DNA whether it has high activity.
In addition, a new center will be established in the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare to specialize in the scientific assessment of ashes, and about 10 staff will be assigned to other duties, and outside experts will be employed as part-time employees. That is.
In addition, business management teams in which executives also participate regularly hold meetings to thoroughly share information including inconvenient problems.
The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare says that securing specialized human resources, such as collecting the remains, is an issue for the future, and will promote the training.