Where To Stream Documentary 360 Season 2013 Episode 21
Escape from Post-War North Korea The Truth behind the Return to Japan
- Aired September 7, 2013
- 50 Min
After World WarⅡ, over 200,000 Japanese who remained in North Korea suffered from hunger and disease. To survive, even little children had to escape the North on foot. Some 35,000 Japanese died in the North, unable to escape. 68 years after the end of the war, the facts behind the attempts to bring these people home have finally come to light.