Yamashita's gold

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Yamashita's gold, also referred to as the Yamashita treasure, is the name given to the alleged war loot stolen from across Southeast Asia by Imperial Japanese forces during World War II and supposedly hidden in caves, tunnels, or underground complexes in different cities in the Philippines. It was named after the last Japanese military governor of the Philippines, general Tomoyuki Yamashita, dubbed as "The Tiger of Malaya", who conquered Malaya and Singapore within 70 days from the British. Though there are accounts that claim the treasure remains hidden in the Philippines and have lured treasure hunters from around the world for over 50 years, its existence has been dismissed by most experts. The rumored treasure was the subject of a complex lawsuit that was filed in a Hawaiian state court in 1988 involving a Filipino treasure hunter, Rogelio Roxas, and the former Philippine president, Ferdinand Marcos.

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