TOKYO -- Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako will begin an official state visit to Mongolia on Sunday, casting a spotlight on the widely forgotten detention of thousands of Japanese soldiers and civilians in the last days of World War II.
International relations
Japan emperor's Mongolia visit sheds light on forgotten WWII detentions
Retired Japanese journalist works tirelessly to identify the deceased
A Soviet Red Army soldier peers over the edge of a Japanese fort at an unknown location in China on Aug. 23, 1945. Hundreds of thousands of Japanese were detained by the Soviets, and some of them were dispatched for forced labor in Mongolia. © AP
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