The nuclear bombing of Japan in 1945 is widely credited with hastening the end of the Second World War. Even if true, was it ...

Japan on Friday is marking the surrender announcement by then-Emperor Hirohito 80 years ago at the end of World War II ...

Japan History Commission Acknowledges ‘Aggression,’ Lessons Learned from WW2 The Kitaoka Commission report sets the tone for Abe’s World War II 70th anniversary statement.

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 ...

As Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe prepares to release his statement marking the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II on Friday, the subject remains a divisive one in Japan -- and ...

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, speaking on the 75th anniversary of Japan's World War Two surrender, pledged never to repeat the tragedy of war and Emperor Naruhito expressed "deep remorse ...

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 ...