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旧植民地の郵便貯金、約40億円が残る
日本が統治した朝鮮半島や台湾などの旧郵便局に、払い戻しを求めないまま残されている口座数が約2万件あり、残高は利子を含めて約43億円に上ることが明らかになった。
Pre-'45 posts accounts top ¥4 billion
Japan Post Bank Co. is holding about ¥4.3 billion, including accrued interest, in nearly 19 million unclaimed savings accounts that were established in Japanese-administered territories up until 1945, sources said.
The statute of limitations has been suspended on the accounts because of the difficulty in tracking down the holders, who range from Japanese civilians and military personnel to locals living in former Japanese-occupied territories, including Taiwan, the Korean Peninsula and areas involved in wartime hostilities. Many holders are no longer living, the sources said.
Most of the money, with the accumulating interest, is expected to remain with Japan Post Bank Co., they said.
The government has been urged to work more aggressively to publicize the issue of unclaimed savings so the holders, their heirs or next of kin, or agents can claim them.
The government encouraged people also in areas under its colonial rule and wartime occupation to deposit their money in postal savings as part of the war effort. (Kyodo News)
- Pre-〜
- 〜以前の
- posts accounts
- 郵便貯金の口座
- accrued interest
- 未払いの利子
- unclaimed
- 払い戻しが求められていない
- statute of limitations
- 時効
- range from 〜 to 〜〜
- 〜から〜〜にわたる
- military personnel
- 軍人
- wartime hostilities
- 戦争中の敵対関係
- accumulating
- 積み重なる
- publicize
- 〜を広く知らせる
- heirs
- 相続人
- kin
- 親族
- deposit
- 〜を預ける