Plate on Uzbek theater's wall notes Japanese POWs' building work

Plate on Uzbek theater's wall notes Japanese POWs' building work

A metal plate on the outer wall of the Alisher Navoi Opera and Ballet Theater in Tashkent, pictured on Dec. 22, 2013, says the national theater of Uzbekistan was built by Japanese prisoners after the end of World War II. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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