Quite a haul. "Nearly two dozen artifacts that were looted following the Battle of Okinawa in WW2 have been returned to Japan after a family from Massachusetts discovered them in their late father's personal items. Many of the artifacts recovered depict Okinawan royalty, which indicated that the pieces were stolen in the final days of World War II, according to the FBI. In January 2023, the family contacted the FBI Boston Field Office when they discovered the antiques in the attic of their deceased father, who was a World War II veteran but never served in the Pacific Theater. 'They came across some what appeared to be very valuable Asian art. There were some scrolls, there were some pottery pieces, there was an ancient map,' Special Agent Geoffrey J. Kelly said. 'They looked old and valuable. And because of this, they did a little research and they determined that at least the scrolls had been entered about 20 years ago in the FBI's National Stolen Art File.' " Massachusetts family finds 22 WWII artifacts looted from Japan in their late father's attic (msn.com)
