Gunpla, or Gundam plastic models, have captivated fans worldwide, with more than 800 million kits sold to date. On September 2, a new hands-on museum opened inside Bandai Hobby Center’s newest factory ...

The Tesla Model 3 just got a serious style upgrade. With the addition of a sleek new body kit, this electric favorite now blends futuristic performance with a more aggressive, head-turning design.

UPPER PROVIDENCE — On Sept. 2, 1945, a 19-year-old Ed Buffman was on the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay for one of the most important events of World War II, the Signing of the Surrender, putting an ...

Fresh off his first place win at the Nebraska State Fair, U.S. Navy veteran and local model-maker Andy Miller is already hard at work on his next venture: the USS Enterprise CV-6. Miller’s life-like ...

September 2 marks the formal end of World War II, symbolizing renewed hope for lasting peace. The war concluded with a ceremony of reconciliation aboard the USS Missouri, where General MacArthur ...

Overcast skies gripped Tokyo Bay on an early September morning 80 years ago. Naval ships anchored in the harbor rocked ever slightly as officials representing the United States and Japan gathered on ...

PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii, Sept. 1, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- In a powerful tribute to the heroes of America's Greatest Generation, eight living crewmembers of the USS Missouri will reunite aboard the Mighty Mo ...

It’s been 80 years since the official end to World War II. On Sept. 2, 1945, Japanese officials boarded the USS Missouri to formally surrender to the Allied powers. The ship spent most of the past 70 ...

This photo shows a monument modeled after life-sized parts from a Gundam plastic model kit at Bandai Spirits Co.'s museum in Shizuoka on Aug. 20, 2025. (Kyodo) SHIZUOKA (Kyodo) -- Bandai Spirits Co.

A British veteran has spoken about how he witnessed Japan's wartime surrender up close as a 20-year-old sailor. Reg Draper was off Japan's coast on the HMS Duke of York when the captain announced the ...

In a word, no, the U.S. Navy is not reactivating the USS Missouri. The rumor that this Iowa-class battleship, first launched in 1944, surfaced on social media a few years ago, and a nasty case of the ...

He turned his family’s lumber business into a manufacturer of model kits that won global popularity for their quality and historical accuracy. By Martin Fackler and Kiuko Notoya Reporting from Tokyo ...