In the end, the Japanese lost the great bulk of their forces on Luzon, with only token resistance remaining at the end of the war. Two hundred thousand Japanese troops died on Luzon; just 9,000 were taken prisoner prior to Tokyo’s surrender in August 1945. Only about 40,000 Japanese troops who fought on the island eventually returned to their homeland after the war. Overall, according to Japanese government statistics, the army suffered cumulative losses of 368,700 dead in the Philippines.63 American forces
