Misunderstanding of Siberian remains and leaving it for 14 years to verify the problem Minister Atsushi Kato September 13 14:51
Mr. Kato, the Minister of Health, Labor and Welfare, said that the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare had not disclosed the suspicion that the remains of Siberian detainees were misunderstood 14 years ago. We have to verify it once more, ”he said, and showed the idea of verifying again whether there was any problem in the response so far.
Concerning the remains of Siberian detainees, several experts who analyzed DNA of the remains collected by the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare at nine burial sites in Siberia pointed out to the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare that they were not Japanese. NHK's interviews have revealed that they have been neglected in fact, and have not been publicized while being pointed out at least 14 years ago.
On this issue, the Minister of Health, Labor and Welfare Kato said at the conference on the 13th: “The remains collection project requires different considerations than just office work. The thoughts and considerations for the survivors were really enough. I have to verify it once more, ”he said, and showed the idea of verifying again whether there was a problem with the response so far.
On top of that, “Some of the remains collected so far are clearly not Japanese and some are not likely to be Japanese, and we are organizing them. I want to publish the results of the verification as soon as possible, and to create a method to collect the remains more accurately while maintaining a sense of speed. "