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Niece of Japanese POW visits his grave in Australia

COWRA, Australia - Yasuko Hayashi (R), a niece of Michiaki Wakaomi who died of illness in 1945 as a prisoner of war in Australia, visits his grave at the Japanese War Cemetery in Cowra, eastern Australia, with her husband on Aug. 5, 2014, following the confirmation of Wakaomi's grave earlier this year.

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70th anniv. of Cowra Breakout in Australia

COWRA, Australia - Teruo Murakami, a 93-year-old former Japanese soldier who took part in a massive breakout from a prisoner of war camp in Cowra, Australia, in 1944 during World War II, meets students at Cowra High School during an event marking the incident's 70th anniversary.

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Memorial service for WWII Japanese internees in Australia

COWRA, Australia - Miyoko Watanabe (R, middle row) and others pray during a memorial service on March 9, 2014, for Japanese nationals interned as enemy aliens in Cowra, eastern Australia, during World War II.

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Memorial service for WWII Japanese internees in Australia

COWRA, Australia - A participant in a memorial service for Japanese nationals interned as enemy aliens in Cowra, eastern Australia, during World War II reads a panel explaining the history of the internment on March 9, 2014.

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Memorial service for WWII Japanese internees in Australia

COWRA, Australia - Representatives from Japan and Australia offer flower wreaths during a memorial service on March 9, 2014, for Japanese nationals interned as enemy aliens in Cowra, eastern Australia, during World War II.

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(2)Australian town marks 60th anniversary of Japanese POW breakout

COWRA, Australia - With a lantern in hand, citizens of Cowra, Australia, parade on Aug. 4 as part of the 60th anniversary celebrations marking the biggest and bloodiest prisoner of war breakout in World War II in the New South Wales town, that had ended in the death of 234 Japanese and five Australians.

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(1)Australian town marks 60th anniversary of Japanese POW breakout

COWRA, Australia - (From L to R) Marekuni Takahara, Masami Yamada and Teruo Murakami, Japanese World War II prisoners of war now in their 80s, pose for photos during the 60th anniversary celebrations marking the POW breakout in the New South Wales town of Cowra on Aug. 4.