Taiwanese soldiers were conscripted by the Empire of Japan to fight in the bloody Battle of Okinawa during the final days of World War II. Eighty years later, the fate of many of those men remains unknown, as families continue searching for answers. Historians say Taiwan has yet to fully reckon with this chapter of its wartime past. Now, a new effort is underway to identify the missing and honor their sacrifice regardless of the side they fought on.
