"FBI Returns 22 WWII-Era Artifacts to Japan from Massachusetts Attic"
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The FBI has returned a collection of looted Japanese art, including scrolls, pottery, and an ancient map, found in a Massachusetts attic to Japan. The artifacts, determined to be valuable Asian art, were discovered by the family of a deceased World War II veteran and were confirmed to have been looted during the war's final days. The items, representing a substantial piece of Okinawan history, were returned to Okinawa, but several Okinawan objects are still missing and listed in the National Stolen Art File.
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