As the Pacific War intensified, Japan launched a daring offensive far from home. In 1942, Japanese forces struck deep into the Indian Ocean, raiding Ceylon (Sri Lanka) and threatening the British ...

Sept. 2 marks the 80th anniversary of Japan's formal World War II surrender. The capitulation was by design forceful and imposing, an absolutely made for Hollywood event — as in Hollywood documentary ...

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Karin Tanabe and Victoria Kelly explore the ramifications of atomic bombings on Japan in their documentary, "Atomic Echoes," streaming on PBS. (Beatrice Becette for Blue Chalk Media) Michas Ohnstad ...

Takeuchi, originally from Chiba Prefecture near Tokyo, first visited China in 2010 to produce the three-part documentary A ...

The documentary Why We Dream premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival, now underway in New York City, presenting the audience with an emotional examination of how war shapes society and the individual.

The annual Atlanta Jewish Film Festival is in full swing, and this year’s showcase includes a lineup of compelling movies with the theme of Holocaust and war stories. The festival, now celebrating its ...

TOKYO (AP) — Japan is paying tribute to more than 3 million war dead as the country marks its surrender 80 years ago, ending World War II, as concern grows about the rapidly fading memories of the ...

A famed Japanese destroyer sunk by U.S. torpedoes during a pivotal battle in World War II has been discovered on the floor of the Pacific Ocean more than 80 years after it sank, an exploration team ...