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Discovery of Japanese stealth sub stirs up the ghosts of war in Australia

The discovery of a Japanese submarine that wreaked havoc with the wartime Australian psyche has divided opinion.

For 64 years the remains of two young Japanese sailors have lain in their undiscovered steel coffin — a midget submarine — not far off Sydney’s crowded northern beaches.

The amateur divers who found the M24 have opened up a debate about what should be done with the remains of Sub-Lieutenant Katsuhisa Ban and his navigator, Petty Officer Mamoru Ashibe. Even their families cannot agree on whether they should be raised and returned to Japan.
Read entire article at Times Online (UK)