Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada officially apologized Monday to former U.S. prisoners of war for the "inhumane treatment" they suffered at the hands of the Imperial Army during World War II.
Okada met with six former POWs and eight of their family members who are in Japan on the first government-sponsored trip for reconciliation and further deepening of mutual understanding between Tokyo and Washington.
"You have all been through hardships during World War II, being taken prisoner by the Japanese military, and suffered extremely inhumane treatment," Okada told the former POWs during the meeting at the Foreign Ministry.
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