Japan’s military leads backlash against government plan to bring back WWII-era titles - Ruling coalition says move aligns SDF ...

While some argue the change aligns Japan with global norms, others say better pay – not historical titles – is what soldiers ...

Seven Japanese American soldiers are being promoted to officer ranks in a solemn ceremony that comes eight decades after they ...

Rina Gonoi, a former soldier, was sexually assaulted while serving in Japan's Self-Defense Forces.

Seven Japanese-American soldiers deemed “enemy aliens” in World War II were posthumously commissioned eight decades after ...

Two Japanese soldiers died this week of lightning strikes during training in western Japan, a spokesman said Thursday. Sgt. Kento Tanitsu, 25, and Sgt. Ayu Kubota, 21, of the Western Army Tank Unit, ...

Russia and China have regularly dispatched forces to waters and airspace around Japanese territory.

IWO-TO, Japan (AP) — Japan’s Emperor Naruhito visited Iwo Jima on Monday and paid tribute to thousands of Japanese and Americans who died in one of World War II's bloodiest battles. Naruhito and his ...

Seven Japanese American soldiers were promoted to officer ranks in a solemn ceremony Monday, eight decades after they died fighting for the U.S. during World War II despite having been branded "enemy ...

Transferred late in World War II, Japanese prisoners of war encountered suspicion in southwest Iowa before labor demands ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. TOKYO (AP) — An explosion at a storage site ...