The following links are to remind us how World War 2 & those that perpitrated war crimes by orders from thier superiors should be brought to justice...

http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2006-08/31/content_678106.htm

http://english.ohmynews.com/TALK_BACK/bbs_view.asp?ba_code=63&bb_code=297421

http://www.ww2pacific.com/atrocity.html

The Knights of Bushido: the Shocking History of Japanese War Atrocities
by Lord Edward Fredrick Russell, Dutton, 1958. Companion volume to his The Scourge of The Swastika.

I first learned of these World War 2 crimes from The knights of Bushido book...

My wifes Lola (Grandma) has told her horror stories there in the Philippines of her friends & relatives who were butchered by the japanese soldiers who came thrugh thier village.

According to some ghost stories dealing with a hotel in Manila & CPU in ILOILO these crimes have echoed through the various execution sites of civilians, missionaries & soldiers...

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I seem to remember a story of a filipino group looking for japanese treasure when they came across either a group of ghostly japanese soldiers or a sinlge Japanese soldier and in the ensuing fight the Filipnos got injured by a supposed Katana.

I wish I could verify this online but I cant seem to find the story.

The closest thing I can find about treasure hunters is here:

http://www.asianpacificpost.com/portal2/402881910674ebab010674f5a2071e81.do.html

 Anyway heres to looking...

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The most haunted location in Japan is believed to be a dark, dense forest which lies at the base of Mt. Fuji called Aokigahara. Aokigahara is an infamous place for suicides and many feel that it is a sinister place. "The perfect place to die." That's how Aokigahara was described in Wataru Tsurumui's bestselling book The Complete Manual of Suicide. In 2002, 78 bodies were found within it, replacing the previous record of 73 in 1998. By May of 2006, at least 16 new suicides had already been found. More than a few of them were even carrying copies of Tsurumui's book. No one knows how many bodies go undiscovered." (Zack Davisson)

The forest is believed to be haunted by Yurei, which are restless Japanese ghosts. Nearby residents and workers believe that these Yurei live in Aokigahara tormenting all those that go inside.

http://terrifyingtales.blogspot.com/2007_11_01_archive.html

The above story can be verified at least in regard to the high number of suicides in the Aokigahara woods near Mount Fuji...

I can only guess what kind of Japanese spirits are calling those who chose to committ suicide in those woods...

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