The Battle of Iwo Jima raged between the US Marines and Navy, and the Imperial Japanese Army. Tasked with capturing the ...

IWO JIMA: Japan’s Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako on Monday made a rare visit to the tiny Pacific island of Iwo Jima to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II. The Japanese ...

They were due to meet with representatives of bereaved families and descendants of former island residents. The visit by the royal couple, both born after the war, is the first to Iwo Jima.

IWO JIMA, Japan — Japan's Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako on Monday made a rare visit to the tiny Pacific island of Iwo Jima to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II. The Japanese ...

The couple first stopped by the Tenzan Ireihi monument, erected by the Japanese government to remember over 20,000 Japanese people who died on the island during the Battle of Iwo Jima in the final ...

IWO-TO, Japan — Japan's Emperor Naruhito on Monday visited Iwo Jima to pay tribute to those who died on the island where one of World War II's harshest battles was fought 80 years ago. The visit by ...