Handover ceremony for the remains of Siberian detainees Bereaved "Do not make mistakes" August 7, 16:40
The delivery of 19 remains of deceased newly found detainees in Siberia was held on the 7th at the War Tomb in Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo. The hand-over ceremony was the first time since the suspicion that the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare had misunderstood the Japanese remains, and the bereaved family members said, “Please make sure there are no mistakes again”.
In the Siberian Khabarovsk and Zabaykal regions, a total of 19 remains of detainees were found from last month to this month, and a hand-over ceremony was held on the 7th at the Chidorigafuchi War Tomb in Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo. It was.
At the ceremony, a box containing the remains was handed over to the staff of the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare from the delegation, and about 100 people, including the survivors of the war dead, were silent after the returned remains.
According to the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, the remains are that the Japanese appraiser who accompanies the collection site determined that it was Japanese.
Regarding the remains of Siberian detainees, it has been clarified that the remains collected by the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare's delegation as Japanese were mistaken.
A woman whose father was killed in the Philippines said, “I can't believe my family should wait for the remains to come back, but it should not be mistaken. The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare should never make the same mistake again. "