Son of former Dutch POW retraces father's youth in 1st trip to Japan english.kyodonews.net

Born in the Dutch East Indies, Edu Van Naerssen's father, Jan, came to Japan alone to study developed industries.
Jan returned to the Dutch East Indies to work as an electrical engineer when the Pacific War broke out in 1941, 78 years ago from Sunday.
Although Jan hid the fact that he could speak Japanese, he protested in Japanese when he saw his comrades being abused.
Born after the war, Edu had always wanted to visit Yokohama to see where his father spent his youth but was conflicted due to negative feelings toward Japan as a former enemy.
"There are people in other countries who live harboring various feelings toward Japan.