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Witness History: The soldier who never surrendered

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The soldier who never surrendered

28/07/2021 GMT

BBC World Service - Witness History, The soldier who never surrendered

A Japanese soldier hid in the jungle in Guam for nearly 30 years after World War Two

A Japanese soldier hid in the jungle on the Pacific island of Guam for nearly 30 years. He didn't know World War Two had ended.

In January 1972 a Japanese soldier was found hiding in the jungle on the Pacific island of Guam. He had been living in the wild there for almost 30 years unaware that World War Two had ended. His name was Shoichi Yokoi. Mike Lanchin spoke to his nephew and biographer.

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Photo: Shoichi Yokoi on his arrival back in Japan in 1972. Credit: Getty Images.

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