At the Battle of the Coral Sea, American forces lost a fleet carrier and suffered heavy aircraft losses. Yet Japan lost ...

The war in Ukraine has rewritten foreign policy doctrines across not only Europe but also Asia. Nowhere is this more visible than in Japan, where the officially pacifist country has responded ...

Nearly 6,000 residents were ordered to evacuate in the city of Imabari due to the fire that has destroyed multiple buildings since Sunday (March 23), disrupting traffic and closing highways in the ...

Shigeo Sasaki remembers the moment Japan started forgetting its past. It happened on Aug. 15, 1945, the day Emperor Hirohito ordered his subjects to "endure the unendurable" and surrendered ...

TOKYO — Okinawa marked the 80th anniversary of the end of one of the harshest battles of World War II fought on the southern island. With global tensions escalating, its governor said on Monday it is ...

A crew of researchers scanning the sea floor of the Pacific has found the final resting place of a Japanese warship lost during the historic World War II Battle of Midway. Deep-sea explorers scouring ...

Japan's Emperor Naruhito, Empress Masako, center, and Princess Aiko arrive at the National Cemetery at the Peace Memorial Park in Itoman, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan, on Wednesday. Photo by Keizo ...

China has been moving strategically in response to the latest spat with Japan, with a view of reshaping the world order in ...

June 23 (UPI) --More than 4,000 people on Monday filled an Okinawa park to mark the 80th anniversary of Japan's final WWII battle, while citizens reflected over long-lost loved ones and a promise by a ...

As living memories of World War Two fade 80 years after the war ended, traditional ways of teaching about peace through listening to survivors are becoming less possible as they pass away. Students ...