An imperial Japanese soldier who spent 29 years in hiding on an island in the Philippines after World War II has died aged 91. Hiroo Onoda was one of about 60 soldiers who fought on from their jungle ...

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with filmmaker Werner Herzog about his debut novel, The Twilight World. It tells the story of Hiroo Onoda, the Japanese soldier who kept fighting decades after the end of WWII.

Director Arthur Harari has taken “bold steps” by going beyond the theme of “loyalty” in his film about Hiroo Onoda, the Japanese soldier who surrendered nearly 30 years after Japan’s defeat in World ...

For as long as it has resonated within the public consciousness, the concept of Hiroo Onoda has been something of a lightning rod. Onoda the man, you may recall, was the Japanese soldier who never ...

Japanese army officer who hid in the jungle of the Philippines for 30 years, refusing to accept that the war was over This picture taken on March 11, 1974 shows former Japanese imperial army soldier ...

TOKYO — Hiroo Onoda, the last Japanese imperial soldier to emerge from hiding and surrender 29 years after the end of World War II, has died. He was 91. Onoda died Thursday at a Tokyo hospital after a ...

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NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with filmmaker Werner Herzog about his debut novel, The Twilight World. It tells the story of Hiroo Onoda, the Japanese soldier who kept fighting decades after the end of WWII.