Transferred late in World War II, Japanese prisoners of war encountered suspicion in southwest Iowa before labor demands ...
FUKUOKA, Japan - “Eighty years ago today, (my father, Lt. Kentaro Toji) was one of the executioners in an incident involving captured Airmen,” said Katsuya Toji. “Although he was following orders, he ...
To commemorate this year’s POW/MIA Recognition Day on Sept. 19, volunteers with the non-profit Stories Behind the Stars (www.storiesbehindthestars.org) have written memorials to honor the American ...
The anguish of surrender : Japanese POW's of World War II (United Kingdom: University of Washington Press, 2003). Music: Armchair Historian Theme - Zach Heyde Across the Sea of Japan - Mandala Dreams ...
On the morning of Dec. 8, 1941, Sergeant David Akui walked along Waimanalo Beach and spotted what he thought was a sea turtle emerging from the surf. Akui quickly realized he had found something far ...
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Saying they felt a “deep sense of ethical responsibility for a past tragedy,” executives from a major Japanese corporation gave an unprecedented apology Sunday to a 94-year-old U.S.