Some politicians and commentators in Japan are reportedly worried that resigning Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba may break from tradition in an apologetic message about the country’s actions in World War II.

Dozens of relatives of Japanese soldiers who died in Myanmar during World War Two have traveled to the country to honor their memory. As the bereaved family members grow older, this will be the final trip organized under a long-running program.

A new book chronicles the tense negotiations that secured the return of nearly 3,000 Allied civilians held by the Japanese during World War II

TOKYO — As Japan's defeat marking the end of WWII nears its 80th anniversary, and some events fade from living memory, history is hardly consigned to books. It lives on in unhealed wounds, still-simmering disputes, freshly unearthed discoveries, and ...

The largest, most massive battleships to ever exist were the Japanese Yamato-class WWII-era warships which incorporated nine ultra-large 460mm 18.1-inch naval guns. The large weapons, designed for anti-aircraft fire and suppressive land attack , were each ...

TOKYO (AP) — 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 should be taught to younger generations.

Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, who is on a US visit, was visibly caught off guard during Thursday's bilateral briefing when President Donald Trump compared the US-Israel strikes on Iran to Japan's 1941 Pearl Harbor attack.

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