Incredible Story of a Japanese Soldier Who Did Not Surrender Until 29 Years After WWII, Because He Didn't Believe the War Was OverVintage everydaySaturday, October 8, 2016 When the Japanese surrendered during WWII, one unknowing soldier spent 29 years staying true to that honor in the jungles of Lubang Island, Philippines where he was despatched to. Hiroo Onoda, c.1944 That so..