1993: Russia- Japan Japanese POWs | Institute for the Study of Human Rights

Russian President Boris Yeltsin apologizes for the internment of 600,000 Japanese POWs in Siberia after World War II.

To:

Japan

From:

Russia

Year of Apology:

1993

Footnote:

Kawauchi, Tomaki. “POW Apology Seen Aimed at Russian Public Opinion.” Daily Yomiuri. October 13, 1993; “The Leaders’ Apologies.” The Guardian. October 13, 1993.