How the First Japanese Pow Brought Toyota to America -

How the First Japanese Pow Brought Toyota to America -

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May 16, 2026

Kazuo Sakamaki was the first Japanese prisoner of war captured by the United States during World War II after the failed midget submarine attack at Pearl Harbor. After the war he returned to Japan and eventually joined Toyota, where he played a key role in helping rebuild relations between Japan a …