WORLD● LOW1d ago · Nov 1, 2026, 2:36 AM
Locals Honor Fallen British POWs in Japan’s Mie Prefecture
japannewsyomiuri · japan · east asia
TSU — A group of local residents held a memorial service on Saturday in Kumano, Mie Prefecture, to honor British prisoners of war, known as the Iruka Boys, who died while being forced to work at a local mine during World War II.
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