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I have heard of a Japanese group trying to recover remains of soldiers killed in WW2. I came across this article in a quick search.
KUENTAI Japan : Mission in Mintal


During the World War II, 2, 400, 000 Japanese soldiers and civilians were killed abroad, 520, 000 of them took their final breath in the Philippine Battlefield. After 60 years, they are continually remembered by the present generation, wishing to take their remains safely home where they will finally be laid to rest. Kuentai, a non-profit organization in Japan, has this in mind.

Yesterday, June 22, 2010, Kazuya Tomita, General Manager - Kuentai Philippines, visited Barangay Mintal, having been given authority by the Philippine National Museum to collect information and actual skeletal remains of Japanese soldiers who were killed in the Second World War.

Barangay Captain Bargamento himself took the responsibility of giving him a tour of the Japanese Monumental Sites and Relics all over Mintal. This proved to be a very enriching and worthwhile encounter as both have shared significant information at each archeological artifacts and historical structures visited.


Both parties will meet again for more discussions, hoping to involve more people in their quest to discover more of Japanese History in Mintal. Possible Japanese skeletal remains will be investigated on their next visit.


KUENTAI Japan : Mission in Mintal

Also this picture and caption:


A picture made available on 23 November 2009 show Japanese and Filipino nationals burn the bones of Japanese soldiers in Banaue, Ifugao, north of Manila, Philippines, 22 November 2009. More than 4,000 bones of WWII Japanese soldiers who perished during the World War II were collected by members of the Japanese Kuentai-NGO from all over the Philippines and were burned before the ashes will be brought to Japan for decent burial
Todays Pics, Wednesday, November 25th, 2009

It's a start. Hope it helps.