At 11:02 a.m on August 9, 1945, 11-year-old Yoshiro Yamawaki was sitting down to lunch with his brothers at their home in ...
Japan's signing of the Instrument of Surrender officially ended World War II, but its effects were felt years later.
Franklin D Roosevelt led the US through most of WWII before dying in April 1945. Harry S Truman then oversaw its final months ...
The Asian theater was never just about defeating Japan – it was also about dismantling European imperialism and creating new ...
The defeat and surrender of Japan in 1945 ended World War II in Asia-Pacific, following years of war, occupation and ...
Two of the most prominent belligerents of World War II ended up clashing despite having initially fought on the same side, ...
Takaichi Skips Controversial Shrine Visit on 81st Anniversary of Country's World War II Surrender TOKYO (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi stayed away from Tokyo's controversial Yasukuni ...
It was 81 years ago Wednesday that members of a Japanese delegation stood aboard the USS Missouri, an American battleship anchored in Tokyo Bay. After years of war and the great suffering that ...
Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi on Saturday prayed at Tokyo’s Yasukuni Shrine, seen by Japan’s Asian neighbors as a symbol of the country’s past militarism.