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Bones found at Japanese site where Korean forced laborers died in WWII

Bones found at Japanese site where Korean forced laborers died in WWII
world8/27/2025

Police say that a set of bones recovered at a wartime mine in Japan are human remains. A Japanese group helping search for the remains said they are certain to belong to about 180 mostly Korean forced laborers who died in an accident in 1942.

TOKYO (AP) — Police said Wednesday that a set of bones recovered at a wartime mine in Japan are human remains, and a Japanese group helping search for the remains said they are certain to belong to about 180 mostly Korean forced laborers who died in ... [3427 chars]