Why wasn’t Tokyo, Japan’s capital city, chosen as a nuclear target, while Hiroshima and Nagasaki were mostly annihilated? The ...

A World War II airman who was taken captive by Japanese forces and died in a prison fire after his plane was shot down has been accounted for, military officials said Wednesday.

A daring WWII bombing raid on Tokyo took a strange turn when one American bomber veered off course and landed in Soviet ...

(National Archives) World War II was marked by numerous technical advances and battles ... versus American counterparts trying to intercept them. Nicknamed the “Tokyo Express” by their opponents, the ...

As Japan's Emperor Naruhito travels across the country to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II this year, he ...

near Tokyo, Japan, 30 August 1945. U.S. National Archives. Occupation official turned historian Richard B. Finn notes, "World War II was the first major conflict in history in which the victors ...

As the international order based on the rule of law faces a crisis, a statement from Japan's leader expressing a strong ...

A boat sitting in a river in Tokyo’s Chuo Ward that looks like any other watercraft has been causing waves online as it may have once been part of the Imperial Japanese Navy. There is a high ...

Trump officials could face criminal contempt over deportations, judge says Trump administration officials could face criminal contempt charges for violating a U.S. federal judge's order halting ...

On Sunday, Hegseth will hold talks with Nakatani in Tokyo to discuss further strengthening the alliance. “We must not forget that the peace and prosperity we enjoy today have been built upon the ...

(National Archives) World War II was marked by numerous technical advances ... versus American counterparts trying to intercept them. Nicknamed the “Tokyo Express” by their opponents, the ...