Transferred late in World War II, Japanese prisoners of war encountered suspicion in southwest Iowa before labor demands forced change.

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 ...

EAU CLAIRE — “If anyone knows me,” said Todd Johnson, “they know I like a good story.” Along with John Duretsky, Johnson will be one of the presenters of the upcoming event at the Chippewa Valley ...

Eight-two years to the day after he died in a Japanese prisoner of war camp, U.S. Army Air Forces Pfc. Charles R. Powers has returned home to Riverside. Powers died at age 26 on July 18, 1942 after ...

In early 1945, as World War II ground toward its final months, residents of southwest Iowa learned that a new group of prisoners would soon arrive. Japanese soldiers, captured overseas, were being ...