Hiro Onoda person

“Attention was focused on Major Yashima, who had presented to TV audience as his commanding officer. But among the Japanese delegation in the background, Ben saw Prince Takeda, unforgettable face, and knew that he had come personally to rele…”

“but he was still alive. When a young Japanese named Suzuki Norio tracked Onoda down in the jungle in 1974, he still carried his rifle, 500 rounds of ammunition and several hand grenades. Once a soldier, always a soldier. Onoda refused to su…”

“Attention was focused on Major Yashima, who had presented to TV audience as his commanding officer. But among the Japanese delegation in the background, Ben saw Prince Takeda, unforgettable face, and knew that he had come personally to rele…”

“Ben heard all about him from television news. He knew him personally, having spent weeks on Lubang during the war with Prince Takeda. Ben knew it was Takeda who had ordered Onoda to guard the site at Lubang, so only the prince himself could…”

“to a big Japanese-owned ranch called Mata Grosso. Their bodyguards made sure nobody came to quiz him about the Lubang treasures until they were recovered. The Lubang recovery was done by Sasakawa under the guise of developing Lubang into a …”

“but he was still alive. When a young Japanese named Suzuki Norio tracked Onoda down in the jungle in 1974, he still carried his rifle, 500 rounds of ammunition and several hand grenades. Once a soldier, always a soldier. Onoda refused to su…”

“Attention was focused on Major Yashima, who had presented to TV audience as his commanding officer. But among the Japanese delegation in the background, Ben saw Prince Takeda, unforgettable face, and knew that he had come personally to rele…”