Japanese Americans held in prison camps were allowed to return home. But much of what they'd left behind was gone: homes, ...

PostMag writer Jason Wordie looks back at the harrowing history of Hong Kong during World War II under Japanese occupation ...

But this isn’t a nursing home – it’s Japan’s largest women’s prison. The population here reflects the aging society outside, and the pervasive problem of loneliness that guards say is so ...

Japan's prison system reflects the growing challenges faced by its elderly population. With many elderly women turning to crime for survival, prisons like Tochigi Women's Prison offer stability ...

Several weeks earlier, the Palawan Massacre took place in the Philippines, where 139 American POWs were killed by Japanese ...

The weather-beaten flag bears the names of men who endured the infamous Bataan Death March and rode the "hell ships" to Japan, defying the odds by their survival. They lived long enough, at least, to ...

Japan’s largest women’s prison has become home to a growing number of seniors. CNN reported the number of prisoners aged 65 or older nearly quadrupled from 2003 to 2022. Feeling neglected ...

In 2022, over 80 per cent of elderly female inmates were imprisoned for theft. At Tochigi Women's Prison, Japan's largest women's prison located north of Tokyo, the aging prison population mirrors ...