Two Long Island historical memorabilia collectors say they will turn over 41 flags carried by Japanese servicemen in World War II — the only trace of some soldiers whose bodies were never ...

American troops often took Japanese soldiers’ belongings as trophies.The most common items were flags called “Yosegaki Hinomaru,” inscribed with names and messages from family and friends ...

Deep within the mountains of Gifu Prefecture, in a small farming village hidden away from the fast-paced city life, the family of a fallen Japanese soldier ... a Japanese flag he had taken from ...

The flag, known as “Yosegaki Hinomaru,” or Good Luck Flag, carries the soldier's name, Shigeyoshi Mutsuda, and the signatures of his relatives, friends and neighbors wishing him luck.