Even after the radio broadcast of then Emperor Hirohito (posthumously known as Emperor Showa) announcing the end of World War ...

Donald McPherson shot down five planes in the Pacific theater in the final years of the war, earning him the title of "ace" ...

A string of incidents over the years involving American troops and base personnel, including sexual assault cases, have ...

The Battle of Okinawa was one of the largest and bloodiest campaigns of the Pacific War in 1945. This video examines the strategic importance of the island, the ferocity of the fighting, and the ...

During the Second Sino-Japanese War and the Pacific War, some 2.3 million Japanese soldiers and military personnel lost their ...

TOKYO (AP) — Okinawa marked the 80th anniversary of the end of one of the harshest battles of World War II fought on the southern island. With global tensions escalating, its governor said on ...

An estimated 240,000 people were killed or went missing in the Battle of Okinawa during World War II. Eighty years later, the scars remain, allowing visitors to get up close and touch history.

TOKYO (AP) — Okinawa marked the 80th anniversary of the end of one of the harshest battles of World War II fought on the southern island. With global tensions escalating, its governor said on ...

TOKYO (AP) — Okinawa marked the 80th anniversary of the end of one of the harshest battles of World War II fought on the southern island. With global tensions escalating, its governor said on ...

Okinawa marked the day when one of the harshest battles of World War II fought on the southern island ended 80 years ago. In the face of growing global tensions, its governor pledged to keep ...