A landscaper working on a historical film about the Battle of Okinawa uncovered human remains last summer on Ie Shima, ...

USS Missouri and the Iowa-class battleships were larger and more lethal than their predecessors. When it comes to legendary ...

The motor torpedo boat (MTB), also known as the patrol torpedo (PT) boat, has acquired its own special swashbuckling aura ...

A Japanese pilot slammed his Zero fighter plane into the USS Missouri and ignited a fireball on April 11, 1945, during the ...

With this year marking the milestone of the 80th year since the end of World War II, it is necessary to reflect again on the precious nature of peace. The Imperial ... from Japan and the United ...

The Emperor and Empress have begun their trips to mourn the war ... parts of Japan. With this year marking the milestone of the 80th year since the end of World War II, it is necessary to reflect ...

The island in the village of Ogasawara, Tokyo, was the site of an intense battle between Japanese and U.S. troops near the end of World War II, with the Japanese fatalities ... who belonged to a unit ...

It was there, he says, that he found out more about the abilities of Japanese guitar makers ... The firm began soon after World War II in Hamamatsu and launched Tokai electrics in 1967.

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 ...

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei share average closed 6% higher on Tuesday, recovering from a 1-1/2-year low hit in the previous session, as investors scooped up stocks, encouraged by signs of a ...

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 ...

Shimojima recounted how during World War II, the U.S. forcibly relocated and incarcerated about 120,000 people of Japanese descent — about two-thirds were U.S. citizens — in 10 concentration ...