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    Thousands Of World War II-Era Weapons Found Buried Underneath A School In Tokyo
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    Thousands Of World War II-Era Weapons Found Buried Underneath A School In Tokyo

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    1. skUkDREWTc on

      > Over 1,400 firearms and 1,200 swords were found, along with grenades and bullets, just two meters beneath the surface. That’s about 6.5 feet deep! It turns out these weapons likely belonged to the Japanese Imperial Army from World War II.

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    2. scratchydaitchy on

      The firearms and swords are one thing, but they also found grenades! That’s a tad more concerning.

      Also from the article:
      in 2017, an unexploded bomb was found at the Fukushima nuclear plant, still intact.

      Geez Louise, that must’ve been terrifying for the guy operating the excavator.

    7. CraftyFoxeYT on

      This story is actually from August 2018, not sure why OP posted it now

      [https://www.stripes.com/theaters/asia_pacific/workers-uncover-cache-of-wwii-firearms-swords-at-tokyo-elementary-school-1.541347](https://www.stripes.com/theaters/asia_pacific/workers-uncover-cache-of-wwii-firearms-swords-at-tokyo-elementary-school-1.541347)

      “TOKYO — Thousands of Japanese firearms and swords believed to be from World War II have been discovered beneath an elementary school playground in western Tokyo.

      About 1,400 firearms, 1,200 swords, eight training grenades and more than 300 bullets and cannonballs were uncovered over the course of several weeks by constructions workers digging to build a warehouse at Tanashi Elementary School, Nishitokyo city officials said. All were severely rusted and decayed and found between 1 and 2 meters below the surface.

      It’s unclear when or why the items were buried there, but the city believes they belonged to the Imperial Japanese Army during World War II.

      There’s no danger of an explosion, according to police and members of the Japanese Self-Defense Forces who checked the items.

      The training grenades and bullets were collected by police and Self-Defense Forces, while the firearms – believed to be replicas – and swords were to be disposed of by the city.

      The city may also consider keeping them for historical reasons, but may not be able to do so because of their condition.”