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Title: Japanese WWII soldier found alive (in Ukraine)
Source: BBC News
URL Source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/4916294.stm
Published: Apr 17, 2006
Author: BBC
Post Date: 2006-04-17 21:46:40 by robin
Keywords: None
Views: 129
Comments: 13

Japanese WWII soldier found alive
An ex-Japanese soldier who disappeared after World War II and was officially declared dead in 2000 has turned up alive in Ukraine, officials say.

Ishinosuke Uwano was serving with the Japanese Imperial Army in Russia's Sakhalin Island when the war ended. He lost contact with his family in 1958.

The 83-year-old has now reappeared, in Ukraine, where he is married and has a family, Japanese officials say.

He is due to visit Japan for the first time in six decades on Wednesday.

Just six years ago, his family officially registered him as having been killed in the war - and his details were removed from the official family registry.

Because of this, Mr Uwano must "return to Japan technically as a Ukrainian citizen with a Ukraine passport," a government official said.

Mr Uwano is due to visit family members and friends in Iwate, northern Japan, with his son before returning to Ukraine on 28 April, the AFP news agency reports.

The Japanese authorities are now restoring him to the family registry.

Strong interest

Mr Uwano's existence came to light last year after he asked friends in Ukraine to help him contact the Japanese government, which then sent officials to interview him in Kiev.

He was one of thousands of Japanese soldiers and civilians who were left stranded across the Pacific and in parts of China and Russia after the war ended.

Some were kept as prisoners and forced to work as slave labourers, others chose to remain of their own accord.

Why Mr Uwano remained in Russia, and how he ended up in Ukraine, has not been disclosed.

There is still much interest in Japan in the plight of former soldiers who never made it home, the BBC's Chris Hogg in Tokyo says.

Last year, Japanese officials returned empty-handed after going to a remote Philippine village to investigate reports that two former Imperial Army members were hiding there.

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#1. To: robin (#0)

Ishinosuke Uwano was serving with the Japanese Imperial Army in Russia's Sakhalin Island when the war ended

Sloppy assed writing, I can't take much more of this...

Dakmar  posted on  2006-04-17   21:49:50 ET  Reply   Untrace   Trace   Private Reply  


#2. To: Dakmar (#1)

"The only good Jap is a dead Jap" - (my dead) Uncle Frank

Jethro Tull  posted on  2006-04-17   21:51:35 ET  Reply   Untrace   Trace   Private Reply  


#3. To: Jethro Tull (#2)

Do they prefer to be called nips?

Dakmar  posted on  2006-04-17   21:55:57 ET  Reply   Untrace   Trace   Private Reply  


#4. To: Dakmar (#3)

He called titties, nips.

Jethro Tull  posted on  2006-04-17   21:56:46 ET  Reply   Untrace   Trace   Private Reply  


#6. To: Jethro Tull (#4)

from wikipedia:

N

Naco
(Mexico) a poor Mexican person or family that dresses strange and works in low-wage jobs and has less etiquette
Nam'er
(North America) a person of Vietnamese descent
Nanman
(China) "southern barbarian". Used historically to refer to ethnic groups south of China, or by regimes in North China to refer to South Chinese. Use isn't really common nowadays.

Nappy or Nap-head
(U.S.) insulting term for blacks (refers to kinky hair)
Narrowback
(U.S.) a first generation Irish-American.
Nasian
(U.S.) A mixed person of Oriental and African origin. Use of the words Asian and nigger.
Natasha

(North America) a Russian woman (from Boris & Natasha of the Bullwinkle cartoon).
Natives
(North America & UK) unruly blacks - as in "the natives are restless tonight" refers to tribal Africans. (however Africans are not native to the UK or North America)
Navajo
(North America) name given to the Diné Indians by their enemies, the Tewa Pueblo Native Americans. It may mean "thieves" or "takers from the fields." It was adopted by Western settlers as the actual name of the Diné, and despite its dubious origin, many Diné today accept being called Navajo rather than insisting on Diné.

Nazi
(North America, Europe, etc.) a German person or a person with stereotypically German traits such as terseness, stinginess, and authoritarianism.
Ned (Scottish)
(Scotland) a chav, in Scotland. Lower class teenager who loves bling and wears mainly tracksuits.

Neg
(Haiti) Ironically, NOT an ethnic slur, but the Haitian Creole word for a person. Haitians generally use "neg" to refer to any person, though they will sometimes distinguish between a black person and and white person with the terms "neg" and "blan" (from the French for negre/black and blanc/white). See "blan" above.
Neger
(German speaking countries) German equivalent of "Negro", considered offensive because of its use during the era of Imperialism.
Negress
(U.S.) A female black person.
Negrito
(AUS) A person of Aboriginal descent
Negro

(International) a black person - this once neutral and widely accepted term during the 19th and early 20th centuries is now often considered offensive by people of African descent. The color black in Spanish.
Neguinho
(Brazil) Literally 'blacky'—still widely used, but merely a slang term, with the same meaning as "guy". It is used to refer people of all races, including whites.
Newfie & Newf
(CAN) a person from Newfoundland, can be used as a term of pride
Neph
(U.S.) Referring to "nephew", an urban slur for a young black man

New York Liberal
(U.S.) A Jew, based on their high concentration in New York City and historic support for liberalism and the Democratic Party. Moderately offensive.
Nez Percé
(North America) this phrase, which means "pierced noses" in French, is the name given to the Nimipu Native North Americans by French trappers.
Nerka Derka
(U.S.) an Arab or Indian with extremely dark skin (the N as in Negro and the erka derka as in derka derka.)
NFN
(UK) Normal for Norfolk, implying learning difficulties due to inbreeding in isolated fen communities.

Nickel nose
(U.S.) a Jew
Nigloo
(U.S.) the home or den of a black family
Nig
(UK) a black person (short for nigger)
Nigger / niger / nigor / nigre (Caribbean) / nigar / niggor / niggur / nigga / niggah / niggar / nigguh
a. (U.S., UK) a black person. Can also generally be used towards anyone with brown or darker skin, such as an Indian. From the word negro which means the color black in numerous languages. Diminutive appellations include "Nigg", "Nigz" and "Groid". The terms "Nigga" and "Niggaz" (plural) are frequently used between African-Americans and between whites without the negative associations of "Nigger." Use of the word is often perceived as extremely offensive if used by a white person in any context. b. (Australia, New Zealand) a Maori or Aboriginal person. c. obsolete: a defect in something[147]

NNR
(Regional: North of Kansas City, Missouri) Police expression meaning "Nigger North of River."
Nigger baby
(U.S. Military) obsolete: a type of large cannonball [first used in the 1870s][148]
Nigger chaser

(U.S., Midwest regional expression) A term for the popular firework known commonly as a "chaser."
Nigger happy
(U.S.) People that are colour blind toward blacks, having black friends, loving black culture. Obsessed with blacks.
Nigger Heaven
(U.S.) a term for a theater balcony. During Jim Crow years, the balconies were reserved for African Americans, while the white audience sat below. One pejorative term for the balcony, therefore, was "nigger heaven."
Nigger hunt
the organized pursuit of Negroes for the purpose of attacking them[149]

Nigger Knock
(Midwestern U.S.) using a car horn instead of a doorbell, see 'Mexican Cell Phone'
Nigger lover
(U.S.) a term for whites who work toward the interests of blacks, and/or have intimate relationships with blacks
Nigger lip
(U.S.) term refers to a person of any race getting a marijuana cigarette (joint) wet, and ruining it for the other smokers. This is considered a derogatory term by African-American people.
Niggernese
(U.S.) a Chinese nigger
Nigger Rigged or Nigger-rigged

(North America) : a term for something that is built or repaired in a shoddy unprofessional manner. The term is based on the old term "Jerry rigged" to refer to expedient work by the Germans in WWII. "Afro-Engineered" or "Colored Engineering" is sometimes used as a euphemism for "nigger-rigged".
Nigger rich
(U.S.) A person of any race that spends money on flashy clothes and/or cars, but not on necessities
Nigger shooter
a slingshot[150]
Nigger Stool/Nigger Shit
(U.S.) refers to a black infant, usually a newborn.

Nigger - "Working like a nigger."
(U.S.)An Ozark expression which means to work very hard.
Niggress
(U.S.)A derogatory term for black female.
Night fighter
(U.S.) a black person
Niglet (1)

(U.S.) Combination of nigger and piglet which refers to a small black child.
Niglet (2)
(UK) Similar to the U.S. version but without the combination with piglet, refers to a baby or child "Nigger".
Nig-nog
(UK & U.S.) a black person (adapted from niknok, see below)

Nigra / negra / niggra / nigrah / nigruh
(U.S.) a Negro [first used in the early 1900s][151]
Nikker
(Netherlands) a Dutch word equivalent to nigger
Niknok
(Netherlands) a Dutch word equivalent to nigger
Nine-iron

(U.S.) an Asian person (reputedly from the angle made by the eyes having the same as that of a 9-iron in a golf bag)
Ninja
(U.S.) a Muslim woman (like a Ninja because clad in black with only eyes showing).
Ninny
(U.S.) a black person (short for pickaninny)
Nip
(U.S.) someone of Japanese descent (shortened version of Nipponese, from Japanese name for Japan, Nippon)[152]

Nitch or Nish, also Nitchybuck
(CAN) an Aboriginal Canadian (from Anishinabe, the Ojibwa word for "Ojibwa")

Nog
(U.S.) short for "Nig-Nog", a person of African descent
Noggy
(Australia) a An Asian, or a person of Asian origin [originated among Australian soldiers in the Korean and Vietnam wars as a name for their Asian counterparts [153]
Nordstrom Rack
(U.S. midwestern blacks) White women with breast implants (fake breasts). The required surgery is fairly expensive; therefore, most women who undergo it are at least middle-class, and often upper-middle-class or wealthy. Nordstrom is an upscale chain of department stores often frequented by well-off women. In addition, "Nordstrom Rack" is the name of the discount store chain run by Nordstrom.

North Briton
(UK/Scotland) A Scottish person who identifies themselves as Unionist.
North Dallas 40
(Texas blacks) White women with breast implants (fake breasts). This also refers to the perceived upscale status of women who choose to undergo breast enlargement surgery. North Dallas is historically the wealthiest area of that city. "40" (inches; about 102 cm) is an unusually large breast measurement for a normally-built woman. Also the title of a football movie.
Nutmegger

(U.S./Connecticut only) A blue blooded WASP from Connecticut

Dakmar  posted on  2006-04-17   22:01:03 ET  Reply   Untrace   Trace   Private Reply  


#10. To: Dakmar (#6)

Nice post, not niggardly at all.

Flintlock  posted on  2006-04-17   22:32:15 ET  Reply   Untrace   Trace   Private Reply  


#11. To: Flintlock (#10)

What letter comes next?

Dakmar  posted on  2006-04-17   22:33:13 ET  Reply   Untrace   Trace   Private Reply  


#12. To: Dakmar (#11)

What letter comes next?

"W" for watermelon

Flintlock  posted on  2006-04-17   22:35:25 ET  Reply   Untrace   Trace   Private Reply  


#13. To: Flintlock (#12)

Wuffo

a black person, referring to the Ebonics phrase "Wuffo you be saying that?".

Dakmar  posted on  2006-04-17   22:40:06 ET  Reply   Untrace   Trace   Private Reply  


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