Why did the Japanese treat American prisoners so badly?

ALLIED PRISONERS OF WAR HELD BY JAPAN Nearly 50,000 U.S. soldiers and civilians became prisoners of wars. Nearly half were forced to work as slave laborers. One reason why POWs were treated so poorly was because of the Japanese belief that surrender was dishonorable.

How did Canadian soldiers feel about the Japanese POW camps?

Many Canadians who survived the Japanese POW camps were traumatized by their experience and came home with deep bitterness toward Japan.

How did Canada treat German POWs?

All POWs were legally protected under the terms of the Geneva Convention, and were adequately provisioned and housed as required by the Convention. Canadians living near the camps believed the POWs received better food than they themselves enjoyed under wartime rationing.

How many Japanese were taken POWs during the Pacific War?

Prisoners taken during the war. A Japanese POW being led off a US Navy submarine in May 1945. Estimates of the numbers of Japanese personnel taken prisoner during the Pacific War differ. Japanese historian Ikuhiko Hata states that up to 50,000 Japanese became POWs before Japan’s surrender.

How were Japanese prisoners of the First Sino-Japanese War treated?

Prisoners captured by Japanese forces during this and the First Sino-Japanese War and World War I were also treated in accordance with international standards.

What happened to the Japanese POWs at Palawan Island?

To prevent rescue of prisoners of war by the advancing allies, on 14 December 1944, Japanese guards herded the remaining 150 POWs at Puerto Princesa, Palawan Island, into three covered trenches used as air raid shelters which were then set on fire.

What happened to the British POWs in Southeast Asia after WWII?

British authorities retained 113,500 of the approximately 750,000 POWs in south and south-east Asia until 1947; the last POWs captured in Burma and Malaya returned to Japan in October 1947.