Still Japan refused to accept unconditional surrender ... evidence of the most heinous crimes committed during World War II following unconfirmed reports about a subterranean torture chamber ...

After Emperor Hirohito (aka Emperor Shōwa) announced Japanese surrender to the Allies to end World War II on August 15, 1945, ...

documentWW2: Countdown to Hiroshima: The bomb that changed the world A timeline of the events in the days and hours before the dropping of the atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan. WW2: How close did D ...

The 442nd Regimental Combat Team, a segregated Japanese American unit, is remembered for its brave actions in World War II. Despite the odds, the 442nd’s actions distinguished them as the most ...

When one reads about the exploits of the World War II-era Gato -class United States Navy submarine, USS Barb (SS-220 ), one ...

Japanese troops last week defused another American-made shell believed to be left over from World War II and removed it from ...

The flag was donated in 1994 and displayed at the museum aboard the USS Lexington, a WWII aircraft carrier ... to the descendants of Japanese servicemembers killed in the war.

Japan, allies to Germany ... Emperor Hirohito surrenders and the most destructive war in history comes to an end. WW2: How was D-Day, the biggest ever seaborne invasion, launched?

As World War II neared its end, Japan found itself with much of its naval forces destroyed as the Americans reconquered Japan's newly acquired islands. One way the Japanese decided to counter the ...

Conservative members of the prime minister's ruling Liberal Democratic Party oppose releasing such a statement.

These lesson plans are based on History Detectives episodes that examine how several objects played a key role in World War II, particularly the role of Japan and the Japanese in the war.