As a child, filmmaker Jan Thompson wondered why her father would not talk about his experiences as a World War II veteran. She was angry when she finally learned about his suffering as a prisoner of ...

KOYAGI, Japan — Dozens of relatives of former Dutch prisoners of war who suffered abuse and starvation during their captivity in one of Japan's largest World War II prison camps visited on Saturday ...

One of the most despicable acts during the Japanese occupation of the Philippines during World War II was the treatment of the American and Filipino Prisoners of War (POWs) at Camp O’Donnell. The ...

TOKYO (AP) — The prisoners of war held in Tokyo’s Omori POW camp saw some of the most horrific destruction during the last months of World War II, as American B-29 bombers dropped incendiary bombs ...

TOKYO — Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso should apologize for his family’s use of hundreds of Allied prisoners of war as forced labor in its coal mine during World War II, an opposition lawmaker said ...

TOKYO — Japan's Emperor Naruhito said Wednesday that he will honor thousands of Japanese prisoners of World War II who were held under harsh conditions in Mongolia when he visits the country next week ...

TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s Emperor Naruhito said Wednesday that he will honor thousands of Japanese prisoners of World War II who were held under harsh conditions in Mongolia when he visits the country next ...