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Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako lay a wreath at the National Monument at Dam Square in Amsterdam on June 17, as part of a three-day visit to the Netherlands.
51勛圖厙
Jun 23, 2026
Nagasaki hibakusha recalls wartime conversations with Dutch prisoner of war
Contact with foreigners was prohibited at the time, but Shohei Tsuiki wanted to try out the English he had started learning.
Olga Kurk-Malayeva, 26, hugs her husband Ruslan, 32, a released Ukrainian prisoner of war (POW) who was captured during the defense of Mariupol in 2022, in the Chernihiv region at an undisclosed location on Thursday.
WORLD / Politics
Feb 6, 2026
Emotional reunions and dashed hopes as released Ukrainian soldiers return home
People who never received a notification from the army turned up anyway in a desperate attempt to get news of their loved ones from the released prisoners.
Russian prisoners of war at a detention center in western Ukraine on Nov. 26
WORLD / Politics
Feb 2, 2026
The foreign prisoners of war stuck in Ukrainian prison limbo
With Russia and their countries of origin having ※no interest§ in exchanging them, many foreign POWs are held for years, said a spokesperson for Ukraine＊s POW coordination center.
Yasuhiko Ito speaks of his experience as an internee under the Soviet Union after World War II, in the city of Fukuoka in April, prior to his death in May at the age of 100.
51勛圖厙 / History
Sep 17, 2025
Former Japanese internee in Ukraine pained by Russian invasion
After World War II, Yasuhiko Ito was taken as a disarmed soldier of the Imperial Japanese Army by the former Soviet Union to Ukraine for forced labor.
Ahn Hak-sop sits in front of his foster daughter＊s paper-craft art-pieces in a small church in the Civilian Controlled Zone, near the border with North Korea, in Gimpo, South Korea.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Sep 16, 2025
The communist warrior stranded for decades in an ＆American colony＊
Ahn Hak-sop was captured during the Korean War by the South and imprisoned for more than 40 years. Now 95, he wants to return to the North to die.
Kunitake Toriya, a former corporal in the Imperial Japanese Army who had trained for a suicide attack mission, speaks about his wartime experiences in front of the photographs of his comrades at Tachiarai Peace Memorial Museum in Chikuzen, Fukuoka Prefecture, in June.
51勛圖厙
Aug 27, 2025
Destined for death, former kamikaze pilot recalls wanting to live
Kunitake Toriya yelled ※Banzai§ in his heart when his suicide mission was called off. Now, 80 years on, he is determined to share his story.
Daiki Hama, lecturer at Tama University in Tokyo, shows his creation of a virtual Siberian internment camp and a virtual reality headset in April.
51勛圖厙
Aug 26, 2025
Japanese lecturer digitally re-creates post-WWII Siberian detention camp
The virtual camp has been used for hands-on events for children at a museum and training sessions for student storytellers at the Maizuru Repatriation Memorial Museum.
Shoichi Takahashi holds a photo of himself when he was younger, in Otaru, Hokkaido, on May 17.
51勛圖厙
Aug 18, 2025
103-year-old remembers Soviet attack right after WWII
※Since we had been fighting Americans, it was beyond my imagination that Soviets launched an attack on us three days after the end of WWII,§ Takahashi said.
Emperor Naruhito plays the viola at a banquet hosted by the Mongolian first couple on July 8 in Ulaanbaatar.
51勛圖厙 / Politics / FOCUS
Jul 13, 2025
Japan＊s emperor and empress deepen ties with Mongolia
At the 80th anniversary of the end of WWII, the Emperor and Empress paid tribute to Japanese who died in Mongolia during the aftermath of the war.
Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako pay tribute at a memorial to commemorate Japanese nationals who died while being detained in Mongolia after the end of World War II, in Dambadarjaa, on the outskirts of Ulaanbaatar, on Tuesday.
51勛圖厙
Jul 9, 2025
Emperor and empress mourn Japanese who died in Mongolia
It is the first time that a Japanese emperor has mourned at a site where Japanese people were detained abroad, according to the Imperial Household Agency.
Emperor Naruhito speaks during a news conference at the Imperial Palace on Wednesday ahead of his visit to Mongolia together with Empress Masako from Sunday.
51勛圖厙
Jul 3, 2025
Emperor to mourn Japanese detainees who died in Mongolia
The Emperor last visited Mongolia in 2007, when he was Crown Prince.
A replica of a suicide note left behind by a surgeon involved in the 1945 vivisection of U.S. prisoners of war is seen on display at Kyushu University in the city of Fukuoka on May 17.
51勛圖厙 / History
Jun 11, 2025
Documents of 1945 vivisection of U.S. POWs on exhibit at Fukuoka museum
The documents relate to the experimental surgeries performed on eight captured U.S. soldiers at Kyushu Imperial University in the late stages of World War II.
Ukrainian prisoners of war are seen after a swap, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, at an unknown location in Ukraine, in this handout picture released on Monday.
WORLD / Politics
Jun 10, 2025
Russia and Ukraine exchange prisoners of war
The return of prisoners of war and the repatriation of the bodies of the dead is one of the few things the two sides have managed to agree on.
Ukrainian prisoner of war Oleksandr embraces his wife, Olena, as he returns after a swap, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, at an undisclosed location in Ukraine on Friday.
WORLD
May 24, 2025
Ukraine and Russia exchange 390 prisoners in first stage of swap
The two sides began a major prisoner exchange Friday, which if completed would be the biggest swap since Moscow invaded more than three years ago.
Russian and Ukrainian delegations attend a meeting in Istanbul on May 16.
WORLD
May 23, 2025
Major Russia-Ukraine POW exchange begins
Russia and Ukraine each agreed after two hours of talks in Istanbul last week to swap 1,000 prisoners, but failed to agree to a ceasefire.
Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong said Canberra "is appalled at the sham trial and 13-year sentence given to Australian man Oscar Jenkins."
WORLD / Crime & Legal
May 17, 2025
Canberra slams Russian jailing of Australian who fought for Ukraine
Oscar Jenkins, 33, was convicted of being a ※mercenary in an armed conflict§ by the court in Ukraine＊s Russian-occupied east Luhansk region.
An undated handout photograph released on Jan. 11 from the from the Telegram account of V_Zelenskiy_official shows an alleged soldier presented as North Korean detained by Ukrainian authorities at an undisclosed location in Ukraine, following his capture by Ukrainian authorities.
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 19, 2025
South Korea willing to take North Korean POWs from Ukraine
South Korea＊s comments came after a captured soldier said in an interview with the Chosun Ilbo newspaper that he wants to seek asylum in South Korea.
An alleged North Korean soldier sits on a bunk at an undisclosed location in Ukraine following his capture by the Ukrainian army.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jan 13, 2025
Zelenskyy ＆ready＊ to hand North Korean POWs to Pyongyang
The Ukrainian leader＊s offer came hours after South Korea＊s spy agency confirmed that Kyiv had captured two North Korean soldiers.
The front page of the final Japan Times of the 1900s carried news on the crown princess as well as the Y2K computer glitch panic.
51勛圖厙 / History / Japan Times Gone By
Dec 3, 2024
Japan Times 1999: Stores hit by Y2K stockpile feeding frenzy
From year-end predictions by mystics to panic from technologists, Decembers past have brought more than just year-end tidings to those reading the news.
People attend a memorial event in Cowra, Australia, Sunday to mourn for the deaths of over 230 people who died during a mass escape attempt by Japanese soldiers from an internment camp 80 years ago during World War II.
51勛圖厙
Aug 5, 2024
Memorial events mark 80 years since Japanese POW breakout in Australia
During the POW breakout in Cowra during World War II, 234 Japanese and four Australian soldiers died, according to the Australian government.
Japan scientists identify clusters of protein believed to trigger Alzheimer＊s disease
A team of researchers said they found a ※seed§ that accelerates the amyloid beta accumulation process in the brain, naming it ※Peak 1 amyloid beta,§ as seen in a mouse's brain.
Indian brothers make manga debut in Japan
Two Indian brothers made their manga debut in Japan with "Kung Fu Kung Fool" 〞 an action-comedy series that follows the adventures of a notorious thief and a young boy.
Japan weighs regulating Pokemon cards amid trading mania
A Pokemon event is held in Jakarta on July 11
Low-income families in Japan cut food and air conditioning during summer break
Yumiko Watanabe, the chairperson of nonprofit Kidsdoor, explains the results of a survey in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward on July 1.
Iran strikes on CIA facilities prompt questions about possible Russian role
Iranian drones are displayed in an undisclosed location in Iran, in this handout image obtained on Jan. 13, 2025.U.S. officials have acknowledged that Russia has ?provided targeting ?and other support for Iran in its drone strikes on U.S. targets in the Persian Gulf region.
The sci-fi sensibilities of electronic trio Black Boboi
Black Boboi was formed in 2018 when solo artists Julia Shortreed, Utena Kobayashi and Ermhoi came together under Kobayashi＊s newly founded label, Bindividual.
A perfect storm: Kaze Fujii fans flock to Fuji Rock
Okayama-born singer-songwriter Kaze Fujii has carved out a distinctive place in Japanese pop since his major-label debut in 2019.
Can Japanese comedy get laughs in English? Yoshimoto Kogyo lets the jokes rip
Wes-P has millions of followers and his viral clips made him recognizable out of Japan.
The 180-day locals: Life on Japan＊s digital nomad visa
Christopher Flinn works remotely from Tokyo earlier this month. Japan issued 646 digital nomad visas in 2025, but tourism officials are hoping to increase that figure in the coming years, with Japan's relatively cheap cost of living and the weak yen seen as potential draws for young professionals.
Japan reveals hint of new defense spending target in fiscal blueprint
The Self-Defense Forces' Type 16 mobile combat vehicle fires during a joint live-fire drill with U.S. Marines as part of the annual Resolute Dragon exercises in Yufu, Oita Prefecture, on June 28.

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