At the start of WWII, the Imperial Japanese Navy’s aircraft carriers were among the most powerful tools of war in the Pacific. After the attack on Pearl Harbor in December 1941, Japan launched a ...

China plans to hold a military parade in September marking the 80th anniversary of Japan's World War II surrender.

As wartime Japan fully deployed its troops in Okinawa Prefecture in March 1944, about a year before the ground battle against ...

The historical issues in East Asia have long been a blindspot for the United States. Time to start paying attention.

Okinawa marked the day when one of the harshest battles of World War II fought on the southern island ended 80 years ago ...

The Battle of Okinawa was the bloodiest fight in the Pacific theater in World War II, with tens of thousands killed across ...

Nearly 80 years after they were captured and killed in the final days of World War II, dozens of U.S. airmen were honored with a solemn ceremony.

TAKETA CITY, Japan — A U.S. Army colonel’s great-grandson returned a “good luck” flag Wednesday to the nephew of a Japanese soldier who carried it into battle during World War II.

Island haunted by one of World War II's deadliest battles . On April 1, 1945, U.S. troops landed on Okinawa during their push toward mainland Japan, beginning a battle that lasted until late June ...

Tokyo — Japan this week restated its aim to rid the world of atomic weapons as it marks the 79th anniversary of the nuclear bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki — even as the Japanese government ...

Japan’s military chiefs are warning that the country faces its most severe and complex security environment since World War II, attributing the outlook to China, Russia, North Korea and ...

Yoko Sakato, left, and Valerie Matsunaga, right, relatives of soldiers who fought in the 442nd Regimental Combat Team during WWII, are flanked by U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Michael A. Rosado, as they ...