Destroyed Japanese plane at the Battle of Khalkhin Gol. 1939 / Wikimedia Commons

Japanese plane Nakajima Ki-27. Nomonhan, 1939 / Wikimedia Commons

Soviet officer talking to Japanese POWs. Manchuria. August of 1945 / wwii.space

Rice distribution to Japanese POWs. August of 1945 / wwii.space

Captured Japanese soldiers. Khalkhyn Gol. 1939 / wwii.space

Captured Japanese soldiers. Khalkhyn Gol. 1939 / wwii.space

Remains of Japanese barracks in the mountains of Almaty. Ayusay Gorge, along the so-called «Japanese Road» / Qalam

Railway that was built by Japanese POWs at Ayusay Gorge/ Qalam

Punishment cell at one of the Vorkutlag camps. Similar facilities existed in all Soviet GULAGs. 1945 / Wikimedia Commons

A shot from the film Prisoner of War. Director: Eldar Kaparov. 2023. With participation of Kazakhfilm Studio / From open sources

Young Ahiko Tetsuro / NHK world