Japanese media are abuzz over the possibility of Japanese Imperial Army stragglers being identified in Mindanao, although, Just rumors, diplomat says of stragglers’ tale”>The Manila Times Internet Edition | TOP STORIES > Just rumors, diplomat says of stragglers’ tale.
A side note to the Japanese media frenzy is that a Japanese loses $20,000 at airport security check – INQ7.net.
The Manila Times features a good summary of recent straggler stories in Japanese holdouts”>The Manila Times Internet Edition | TOP STORIES > Japanese holdouts.
I’ve read one straggler’s story, which you can find in Amazon.com: Books: No Surrender: My Thirty-Year War (Bluejacket Books).