The Hunt for Gold Hidden by Japanese During WWII (+Video)

Sagaing, central Burma, where the search for gold buried by the Japanese during WWII seems hopeful. (Screenshot/Google Maps)

Excavators are searching for gold possibly buried in Burma (also known as Myanmar) after it was pilfered by Japanese troops during WWII.

Similar WWII stashes have been found in the Philippines. A man in Sagaing, central Burma, recently discovered a Japanese WWII site while digging on his property. Burmese geographic expert U Soe Thein is investigating the site.

He told NTD-TV that when he used an iron stake to penetrate the ground on the site, it hit a wooden box and came up with traces of asphalt on it. In the Philippines, it’s been shown that the Japanese used this technique of covering the buried gold with asphalt.