YOKOHAMA, Japan — On the 80th anniversary of Japan’s surrender in World War II, the names of more than 1,000 troops who died as prisoners of war were read aloud Tuesday during a memorial ceremony at ...

MOUNTAIN HOME, Ark. (AP) - The Japanese government has invited a former World War II prisoner of war from Arkansas to visit the country. The Baxter Bulletin reports that 93-year-old Robert Lents, of ...

Editor's Note: KING 5's Lori Matsukawa originally reported on the impact of Japanese internment leading up to the 75th anniversary of Executive Order 9066, which was February 19, 2017. One year later, ...

ENID, Okla. — An Oklahoma woman held prisoner by the Japanese during the World War II occupation of the Philippines will discuss her experiences at an event at Public Library of Enid and Garfield ...

BEDFORD, Pa. (Tribune News Service) — Hiroshi Oshima, the once-powerful Japanese ambassador to Germany, was reduced to being a prisoner of the United States by the time World War II ended — albeit one ...

In an ink illustration, two siblings clutch their worldly possessions — a few bags and suitcases bearing the label "13660." The same digits are pinned to their clothing, denoting the number their ...

Tokyo, Japan (CNN) — In an ink illustration, two siblings clutch their worldly possessions — a few bags and suitcases bearing the label “13660.” The same digits are pinned to their clothing, denoting ...