Word: yokoi
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
DIED. SCHOICHI YOKOI, 82, die-hard Japanese soldier who emerged from his jungle hideout on Guam 27 years after World War II ended; of heart failure; in Nagoya. When leaflets drifted down from U.S. planes announcing the war's end, Yokoi suspected foul play on the part of the Allies. Counting the years by the cycles of the moon and crafting clothing from tree-bark fibers, Yokoi honored his pledge never to surrender. Two hunters who stumbled upon him in 1972 passed on the news of Japan's defeat...