TOKYO, Japan — World War II ended 75 years ago, but not all countries commemorate it on the same day. Wednesday is the anniversary of the formal Sept. 2, 1945, surrender of Japan to the United ...

Sent by the United States to “coerce the government of Japan into civilization,” as ... retrace Perry’s route home. By the time World War II ended in September 1945, Perry, his crew and ...

A long-lost legendary Naval submarine has finally been found — more than 80 years after it was torpedoed by Japanese forces .

Japan paid tribute to its war dead at events held across the country on Aug. 15, marking the 79th anniversary of its surrender in World War II. About 4,300 participants, including Emperor Naruhito ...

Little more than a year after its destruction of the U.S. fleet at Pearl Harbor, Japan experienced a devastating ... Because the Nakajima Kikka arrived late in World War II, it's impossible ...

Mr Shigeaki Mori had been on a quest to find how many victims were cremated at his school playground. Read more at straitstimes.com.

TASS/. A nationwide commemoration of the 78th anniversary of Japan's surrender in World War II will be held at the Nippon Budokan Hall in Tokyo. Emperor Naruhito of Japan and Prime Minister Fumio ...

During World War II, Hwang wrote anti-Japanese propaganda messages while working at the U.S. Office of War Information during his studies in the United States, according to KBS. According to local ...

The USS Missouri, an iconic Iowa-class battleship, played a pivotal role in U.S. naval history, serving in World War II, the ...

The B-29 Superfortress was one of the legendary bombers of WWII, making history in two wars and also in peacetime.

While it was clear that the final weeks of World War II had been reached ... obvious at the time exactly how the war would end. To many Japanese, the military in particular, the very idea of surrender ...

In his third book, Greek journalist Nikos Theotokis explores the fate of prominent war prisoners, among other topics ...