The remains of the Russian war dead 7 are Japanese and the rest are appraised in Japan November 11 18:23

While the confusion of the remains of the war dead became a problem, the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare determined that seven remains found in the Russian Far East were Japanese and were cremated locally. It is said that the Russian side found the remains of 15 people in this collection of remains, but it is said that it is difficult to judge the rest, and it will be judged in detail in Japan.

This year, the remains of 7 people found in Sakhalin, Far Eastern Russia, and Shumshu Island (Urimori Island) in the northern Kuril Islands, have been cremated since last year.

On the 11th, at the ceremony of the memorial service held in the city of Sakhalin, all the participants including the representatives of the Japanese bereaved family and the person in charge of the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare prayed, and the remains were burned on the wooden tower. .

This time, in the collection of remains in the Russian Far East, the Russian side who was in charge of the survey handed over to the Japanese side that they found the remains of 15 people considered to be Japanese, but as a result of appraisal of Japanese experts, Seven people were judged to be Japanese, while the rest were difficult to judge.

Regarding the remains of the war dead, the suspicion of mistaking the remains of the Siberian detainees has become a major problem, and the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare does not crease the remains as it is difficult to determine whether they are Japanese or not by deciding on DNA We have a policy to do.

For this reason, the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare has decided to take the specimens back to Japan and proceed with the appraisal for the remaining remains that were difficult to judge this time.

Mr. Masao Narumi, President of the Ebetsu City Survivor Association in Hokkaido, who participated as the representative of the bereaved society, said, “Because the Japanese and Russian appraisers are investigating, I believe there is no doubt the Japanese remains. I think I'm glad I can go back to Japan. "