Flashermac Posted April 22, 2006 Report Share Posted April 22, 2006 Long-Missing Japanese Soldier Meets Family By KOJI SASAHARA, Associated Press Writer Apr 20, 2006 MORIOKA, Japan - A former Japanese soldier was reunited with relatives Thursday, the first time he had seen them since he went off to fight for the emperor more than 60 years ago. Ishinosuke Uwano, 83, and his brother Ushitaro Sadate, 80, looked at each other for a few seconds and then hugged tightly, patting each other's backs. Uwano, who was believed killed in World War II and recently surfaced in Ukraine, is in Tokyo for a 10-day visit. He was in an Imperial Army force on Karafuto island -- now eastern Russia's Sakhalin island -- when the war ended in August 1945. He said Wednesday he had not been able to return to Japan earlier "due to the former Soviet regime" in Ukraine. He did not elaborate. It was not clear how he ended up in Ukraine after the war. On Thursday, five other relatives wiped away tears as Uwano hugged his brother in a reunion sponsored by the government of the northern prefecture of Iwate. "We are filled with emotions. We just can't express anything in words now," Sadate said. Uwano was so overcome that he could not speak. Uwano then hugged each of his two younger sisters, ages 75 and 70, his first meeting with them since leaving Japan in 1943 to serve in the war. He met his four nephews, ages 52 to 62, for the first time. The former soldier also called on the deputy governor in the prefectural capital, Morioka, before leaving for his old hometown of Hirono, about 290 miles northeast of Tokyo, to stay with his relatives for a week. He was accompanied by his son. Japanese media said Uwano moved to Ukraine in 1965 and also has two daughters. He lives in Zhitomyr, a city about 90 miles west of the capital, Kiev, according to the Kyodo News agency. The government believes about 400 former Japanese soldiers from World War II are still living in the former Soviet Union, and says 40 of them have been identified. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
limbo Posted April 22, 2006 Report Share Posted April 22, 2006 Friggin crazy sh1t. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BelgianBoy Posted April 22, 2006 Report Share Posted April 22, 2006 sh1t is spelled shit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sayjann Posted April 22, 2006 Report Share Posted April 22, 2006 i like happy stories like this......... reminds me of when i was reunited with my Dad,Stepmother and Half-Brother/Sister after an absence of 18 Years. and it led to meeting Uncles and Aunts i had not seen for almost 40 Years............. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashermac Posted April 22, 2006 Author Report Share Posted April 22, 2006 I didn't know you were half-Japanese ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
limbo Posted April 22, 2006 Report Share Posted April 22, 2006 :rotfl: :rotfl: BB, Practicing for the new board. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BelgianBoy Posted April 22, 2006 Report Share Posted April 22, 2006 limbo said: :rotfl: :rotfl: BB, Practicing for the new board. you mean the new board will have a filter to delete words like shit, scrap, fuck and asshole ???? why is that and how do you know this ? BB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
limbo Posted April 22, 2006 Report Share Posted April 22, 2006 I don't know, but I can think of a filter on the new one, not saying there'll be such thing installed. It'd make sense though in a way, new name, new style, might as well upgrade a few standards, IMHO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kamui Posted April 22, 2006 Report Share Posted April 22, 2006 Other boards have this filter, but if installed the nighlife-, trip report-, and stories section will become rather dull. :: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BelgianBoy Posted April 22, 2006 Report Share Posted April 22, 2006 limbo said:I don't know, but I can think of a filter on the new one, not saying there'll be such thing installed. It'd make sense though in a way, new name, new style, might as well upgrade a few standards, IMHO. UPGRADE a few standards ???? :: :: :: you mean its ok to be modern and to accept censure ?????Come on ! BB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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