In February 1942, part of the ceiling of a mine shaft collapsed, flooding the mine and killing the 183 workers inside.

BENXI, China (AP) — Eighty years after the end of World War II, Japan and China are marking the anniversary with major events, but on different dates and in different ways.

Last year, the number of tourists coming into Japan outnumbered those going out for the first time in 45 years. In absolute terms, it may be the first time that tourism has properly taken off for ...

Japanese-style composition before World War II was more diverse and complex than has been thought thus far. Even modern European compositional techniques were used as “Japanese expression,” even ...

At first glance, the Tsukamoto kindergarten looks like any other school in Japan, but its unique curriculum is reminiscent of pre-war Japan. The private school, which has been visited by Akie Abe ...

Interrogation How Japan and the U.S. Remember World War II “The Japanese ignore everything before Hiroshima and the Americans ignore everything after Nagasaki.” By Isaac Chotiner May 11, 20164 ...

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 how the war ...

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

Japan occupied all or part of over 20 countries during World War II. The U.S. and its allies liberated many of the Pacific Islands in hard-fought naval and amphibious battles before ending the war ...