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Captain Quintanilla from the Guam Police explained that the search for suspected Japanese stragglers continues this week – the search parameters will extend now to the northern and eastern sides of the island

THE JUGNLE’S TOLL – The picture shows the remains of Mr. Tetsuo Unno, a Japanese straggler who lived with Bunzo Minagawa and Musashi Ito in the jungle south of Talofofo. Unno died of illness in 1948

PRAYER CEREMONY – Japanese officials and interpreters visited a shrine to Japanese war dead at Naval Station last weekend. They burned incense and offered prayers for the success of the search for two reported stragglers which is presently underway.…

The Jungle Diary is a recount of Bunzo Minagawa’s time as a World War II straggler and his time in the jungle

ITO RETURNS – Musashi Ito, one of the two World War II holdouts who was found on Guam in 1960, is shown with Mr. Edward Tsutsui at NAS Agana. Ito has been helping in the search for stragglers reported here. Photo courtesy Mainichi Shimbun

WHAT DOES IT SAY – Musashi Ito, left, and Bunzo Minagawa examine a diary found among other articles in a cave near Tarague beach. The diary was the property of a Japanese straggler. Its last entry was made on February 22, 1945

This issue’s Table of Contents. Cover Page for this week’s issue, September 26th, 1964. Bunzo Minagawa – Straggler returns to Guam. Bunzo Minagawa, a Japanese straggler captured in 1960 after he and Musashi Ito had spent 16 years hiding in Guam’s…

Cover Page for this week’s issue, September 26th, 1964. Bunzo Minagawa – Straggler returns to Guam. Bunzo Minagawa, a Japanese straggler captured in 1960 after he and Musashi Ito had spent 16 years hiding in Guam’s jungles as World War II hold-outs…