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

Japan marked the 80th anniversary of its surrender in World War II during an event in Tokyo on Friday. Japanese Emperor Naruhito, Empress Masako and Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba paid respects to ...

YOKOHAMA, Japan — On the 80th anniversary of Japan’s surrender in World War II, the names of more than 1,000 troops who died as prisoners of war were read aloud Tuesday during a memorial ceremony at ...

Explore profound art at the St. Louis Holocaust Museum's new exhibit on Japanese American resilience post-WWII. Opens Jan 17.

FUKUOKA, Japan — Nearly 80 years after they were captured and killed in the final days of World War II, dozens of U.S. airmen were honored Friday with a solemn ceremony that also reckoned with the ...

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 says, ...

THAT HISTORY IS STILL IMPORTANT TODAY. ERIKO. IT MEANS A RECORD OF NAMES IN JAPANESE. IT’S BEING RECOGNIZED AS A LESSONS LEARNED IN OUR HISTORY. JEFF KAWAGUCHI’S PARENTS ARE TWO OF THE NAMES IN A SEA ...

TOKYO — As Japan's defeat marking the end of WWII nears its 80th anniversary, and some events fade from living memory, history is hardly consigned to books. It lives on in unhealed wounds, ...

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The largest, most massive battleships to ever exist were the Japanese Yamato-class WWII-era warships which incorporated nine ultra-large 460mm 18.1-inch naval guns. The large weapons, designed for ...

TOKYO — Japan paid tribute on Friday to more than three million dead as the country marked its surrender that ended World War II 80 years ago. Despite the honor, concern is creeping in about the ...