台湾屏东县恒春乡正在进行一项考古挖掘行动，专家与志愿者携手寻找并回收1944年在巴士海峡沉没的日本军舰上的士兵遗骸 [1]。这是继1975年以来，台湾首次开展此类搜寻工作，预计耗时一周 [1]。
那场海难源于美军的攻击，导致一艘运输船在巴士海峡沉没，造成超过4700名日本士兵丧生 [1]。二战期间，约41,900名日本士兵在台湾阵亡，其中15,600人的遗骸至今仍未寻获 [1]。
为推进战争遗骸的回收工作，日本在2016年通过相关法律加快遗骸收集进程，该计划预计延续至2030年 [1]。
An excavation effort has begun in Hengchun Township, Pingtung County in Taiwan, with experts and volunteers working to locate and recover the remains of Japanese soldiers who perished when a military transport vessel sank in the Bashi Channel during World War II in 1944. [1] The operation, which commenced on Monday and is expected to continue for approximately one week, marks Taiwan's first such excavation effort since 1975. [1]
The 1944 sinking of the transport ship, caused by a U.S. military attack, resulted in the deaths of more than 4,700 Japanese military personnel. [1] Across Taiwan during the war, approximately 41,900 Japanese soldiers died, with 15,600 of their remains still unaccounted for. [1]
Japan enacted legislation in 2016 to accelerate the recovery of war remains, with efforts projected to extend through 2030. [1]