Sept. 2 marks the 80th anniversary of Japan's formal World War II surrender. The capitulation was by design forceful and imposing, an absolutely made for Hollywood event — as in Hollywood documentary ...

TOKYO — As Japan's defeat marking the end of WWII nears its 80th anniversary, and some events fade from living memory, history is hardly consigned to books. It lives on in unhealed wounds, ...

When Japan retreated from occupied lands after its surrender in World War II, a large group of Japanese ...

The largest, most massive battleships to ever exist were the Japanese Yamato-class WWII-era warships which incorporated nine ultra-large 460mm 18.1-inch naval guns. The large weapons, designed for ...

Dive into the gripping tale of valor and strategy as we recount the daring efforts of WW2 US pilots who faced off against a ...

TOKYO (AP) — Friday is the 80th anniversary of then-Emperor Hirohito’s announcement of Japan’s World War II surrender, but as living witnesses die and memories fade, questions remain in Japan about ...

China marked the 12th National Memorial Day for Nanjing Massacre victims amid rising tensions with Japan over Taiwan and military actions. Xinhua’s December commentaries accused Tokyo of historical ...

Hideo Shimizu L visits the Exhibition Hall of Evidences of Crime Committed by Unit 731 of the Japanese Imperial Army in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Aug. 13, 2024. After a 79-year ...

The release of WWII-era military documents this year has given a boost to researchers digging into Japan's germ warfare program. Japan's... New details emerge about Japan's notorious WWII germ warfare ...