2, 1945, to officially end World War II. China and Russia commemorate ... Hiroshima and Nagasaki were thrust into Japan’s public consciousness only after the country regained independence ...

An estimated 240,000 people were killed or went missing in the Battle of Okinawa during World War II. Eighty years later, the scars remain, allowing visitors to get up close and touch history.

Born from the trauma of World War II, this bow-wearing cartoon icon became a powerful tool for diplomacy, reinvention, and ...

A World War II airman who was taken captive by Japanese forces and died in a prison fire after his plane was shot down has been accounted for, military officials said Wednesday.

The tank is now housed at the NPO Defense Technology Museum in Japan, where it will undergo ... of the Pacific and Asiatic Theaters in World War II.

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 island ...