Japan excavate 461 chemical weapons

Japanese officials have recovered 461 chemical weapons abandoned during the past war in China’s Guandong province in a recent excavation project, an official said today.

The chemical weapons were excavated near the Zhujiang river in the city of Guangzhou city, Guandong province, between November 22, 2006, and yesterday, said Japan’s Cabinet Office official Yoshinobu Abe.