More than 14 U.S. Army and Marine divisions never landed on X-Day of Operation Downfall, the planned invasion of Japan to end ...
With the Allies closing in, Germany and Imperial Japan launched spectacularly daring last-ditch missions to save themselves ...
The community of Hood River, in partnership with the Oregon Travel Information Council, unveiled a new historical marker on ...
GIBSONBURG – A chunk of burnt metal, a signed Japanese flag, a book about conversion to Christianity and a rubber personal floatation device may not seem to have much in common. Yet they are all part ...
TOKYO (AP) — Japan paid tribute Friday to more than 3 million war dead as the country marked its surrender that ended World War II 80 years ago, as concern grows about the rapidly fading memories of ...
{{youtube:medium|isPdRBiiAFI}} “February 28, 1946: Tokyo. On a late winter afternoon, crowds of Tokyo-ites packed the movie houses for a much-awaited treat. The rumor had spread widely: Hollywood was ...
Japanese Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru (center) walks with U.S. President Donald Trump (right) during a visit to the White House, Feb. 7, 2025. Credit: Prime Minister’s Office of Japan August is a ...