YAMASHITA'S GOLD

1001 Heroes, Legends, Histories & Mysteries Podcast · Sep 29, 2019 · 37m

When the Japanese nation began their war in Asia and the Pacific in 1937, they also began the systematic looting of every country they conquered- a looting which lasted through 1944, and which collected what some researchers believe was the largest sum of stolen property ever amassed in the history of man. Everything from money to gold and silver to precious jewels to religious artifacts was taken from national treasuries, museums, banks, personal collections, and more, and shipped to a collection point in Singapore- then secreted to hiding places for later recovery. When Japanese merchant…