A World War II airman who was taken captive by Japanese forces and died in a prison fire after his plane was shot down has ...

U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has praised the friendship and trust that his country and Japan have developed while ...

Takamatsu Gushiken turns on a headlamp and enters a cave buried in Okinawa's jungle. He gently runs his fingers through the gravel until two pieces of bone emerge. These are from the skulls, he ...

General Macarthur and other senior Army officers, upon his arrival at Atsugi airdrome, near Tokyo, Japan, 30 August 1945 ... Finn notes, "World War II was the first major conflict in history ...

Gushiken Takamatsu said Curtis LeMay, who orchestrated the firebombing, should never have been given the honour A peace activist has demanded Japan revoke ... stages of World War II.

Operation Barney was conceptualized by Vice Admiral Lockwood to avenge the loss of Wahoo and her intrepid crew.

IWO JIMA, Japan – A handful of retired Marines ... to mark the anniversary of one of the bloodiest battles of World War II in the Pacific that ended 80 years ago this week.

on Saturday as part of his first visit to Japan as defense chief for an event honoring those who died in bloody fighting there 80 years ago during World War II. “The U.S.-Japan alliance shows th ...