The roof of a Western-style church near the Ise Jingu shinto shrine in Mie Prefecture is adorned with "onigawara" ridge-end tiles, which often ･･･ ...

Off the coast of Japan 80 years ago, a naval captain ordered a burial at sea for a kamikaze pilot who died slamming his ...

Takamori Saigo (1828-1877), the leader of the Satsuma Rebellion, launched an all-out assault on Kumamoto Castle that was ...

Designers of the Yamato intended for this monster battleship to defeat any counterpart from the United States Navy. But the advent of aircraft carriers ensured that no such battle would ever occur.

The U.S. Navy can learn much from the Russo-Japanese War—and from dueling interpretations of that conflict by naval theorists ...

IWO-TO, Japan (AP) — Japan’s Emperor Naruhito visited Iwo Jima on Monday and paid tribute to thousands of Japanese and ...

“This would appear to be a conscious demonstration by Cambodia” that Ream is not exclusively for China’s military, he said.

With 25 UNESCO World Heritage Sites, Japan is ideal for those who like to explore the historical and environmental aspects of ...

Trained in the shadow of samurai tradition, these soldiers were taught to fight with unshakable loyalty, brutal discipline, and a bayonet they saw as their modern sword.

A mysterious, unidentified structure near Egypt's Khufu Pyramid has sparked online speculation. Discovered via Google Maps, theories about its purpose range from secret military installations to ...

"To make sure that the state apparatus was in safe hands, he (Mnangagwa) made dramatic changes in its (army) structure," said Mutsvangwa. "I want to congratulate the new leaders who were put in ...

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.