Yasue and Tatsuya's sister Sayoko Furuta, 93, sitting in her wheelchair, covered her face with both hands and wept silently as Tatsuya placed the flag on her lap. The flag's white background is filled with signatures of 180 friends and neighbors in this tea-growing mountain village of Higashishirakawa, wishing Yasue's safe return. The return of the flag brings closure, the 89-year-old farmer and younger brother of Sadeo Yasue told The Associated Press at his 400-year-old house on Monday. At the end of the meeting, his brother whispered to Tatsuya, asking him to take good care of their parents, as he would be sent to the Pacific islands, harsh battlegrounds where chances of survival were low. A year later, Japanese authorities sent the family a wooden box with a few stones at the bottom — a substitute for his body. [...] to the Japanese bereaved families, they have a much deeper meaning, especially those, like Yasue, who never learned how their loved ones died and never received remains. Japanese government has requested auction sites to stop trading wartime signed flags. In 2012, he was connected to the Obon Society, an Oregon-based nonprofit that helps U.S.
Us Vet Returns Dead Japanese Soldier's Flag To Grateful Kin
By MARI YAMAGUCHI, Associated Press, San Francisco Chronicle: World
Tue, 08/15/2017 - 2:20am
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