How many Japanese holdouts were found after Yokoi?
Two
None
Four
One
Answer
The answer is two. After the surrender of Japan in World War II, two Japanese holdouts were found: Teruo Nakamura in 1974 on the Indonesian island of Morotai and Hiroo Onoda in 1974 on Lubang Island in the Philippines. Both men had been hiding in the jungle for decades and were unaware the war had ended.
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