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Japanese Man Searches for Father's Remains at WWII Site on Tinian Island, Amid Push to Bring Home War Dead

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By Ichiro Hatae / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writer

16:32 JST, January 9, 2026

Isao Yamazaki is still searching for the remains of his father and his father’s comrades, who died in battle during World War II on Tinian, a small island in the Northern Marianas.

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