World War II war trophies returned to families of fallen Japanese soldiers www.stripes.com

Yoshio Nagasawa's World War II-era flag was returned to his family in Japan on Monday, Nov. 25, 2019.
TOKYO — A photo album and two flags recovered from Pacific battlefields were returned this week to the families of the fallen Japanese soldiers who carried them into combat during World War II.
The mementos came home with the help of the Obon Society, a nonprofit group that enables veterans and their families to return old war trophies.
“So far this year we have returned 83 items (to Japanese families),” he said, adding that the organization has returned 300 items in the decade since the society was founded.
Other items returned this week are “yosegaki hinomaru” — flags signed by Japanese soldiers’ friends and family to bring them good luck in battle, Ziak said.