The Second World War ended eight decades ago this summer. But its specter looms large today. The war ended empires, upended ...

President Harry Truman announced Aug. 14, 1945, that Japan had surrendered unconditionally to end World War II. In several ...

A national ceremony will begin at Tokyo’s Budokan hall at noon, the same time then-Emperor Hirohito’s 4½-minute prerecorded ...

Japan occupied much of China before and during WWII in a devastating and brutal invasion that, by some estimates, killed 20 ...

Top collectors on the island have amassed hundreds of thousands of artifacts — and there are still more being found.

A Japanese cabinet minister was among thousands of people to visit a controversial war memorial in Tokyo as Japan marks 80 ...

BEIJING (Kyodo) -- Top Chinese diplomat Wang Yi urged Japan to "face history squarely" on Friday, the 80th anniversary of ...

After the end of the Cold War, regional conflicts have erupted. The U.S. stepped up its pressure on Japan to contribute ...

Taiwan has banned officials from attending a military parade planned by Beijing to mark the end of World War II. Read more at ...

Japan is paying tribute tribute to more than 3 million war dead as the country marks its surrender 80 years ago, ending World ...

Cam Pelletier was a 23-year-old serving in the Navy in the South Pacific in August 1945 when President Harry Truman announced that Japan had surrendered ending World War II.

Tom Sitter, of Madison, has strong Irish roots and will ring in the big birthday on Saturday at the Milwaukee festival.