Articles with the tag Japanese (6)

Two of some 10 victims forced into sexual slavery by Japanese soldiers during World War II and still alive in the Philippines have dismissed a proposed compensation package saying money is useless at their age. “What can I do with so much money at my age? I can only keep them for my grandchildren,” Narcisa Claveria, 92, told UCA News.
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Published on 13/03/2023 by puertoparrot
Categories: History, Legal, News and Events
Tags: Japanese, Rights, country, government, women
In March 1942 US General Douglas MacArthur had been changing trains at Terowie, 220km from Adelaide, when he gave his famous impromptu speech about Allied strategy. In it he talked about the relief of the Philippines being a priority, uttering his best known quote: “I shall return”.
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Published on 23/10/2019 by puertoparrot
Categories: Documentary, History
Tags: Australia, Japanese, Leyte, MacArthur, Workers, children, women
Japanese settlement in the Philippines refers to the branch of the Japanese diaspora having historical contact with and having established themselves in what is now the Philippines. This also refers to Filipino citizens of either pure or mixed Japanese descent currently residing in the country, the latter a result of intermarriages between the Japanese and local populations.
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Published on 03/03/2018 by puertoparrot
Categories: Communities, Culture, Documentary, History
Tags: History, Japanese, Philippines
BAGUIO CITY — A treasure hunter asked the local government to allow him to dig up alleged truckloads of gold believed to be part of the World War II loot supposedly left by Japanese forces in a tunnel between the Baguio Convention Center and the University of the Philippines-Baguio residence hall for girls. Eliseo Cabusao Jr. who has written the city to exempt him from a local law banning treasure hunting, reportedly got a go signal from the National Museum last October to look for treasure.
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Published on 01/12/2017 by puertoparrot
Categories: History, News and Events
Tags: Japanese, gold, treasure