A company in Japan found thousands of “phantom” coins, believed to have been destroyed after World War II ... the unusual discs as a rare type of WWII currency known as “phantom” coins ...

After the war, Okinawa remained under U.S. occupation until 1972, 20 years longer than most of Japan, and it remains host to a major U.S. military presence to this day. As Japan enjoyed a postwar ...

15, 1944, between the Imperial Japanese Army and the U.S. Army. Japan had trusteeship over Palau after Germany’s defeat in World War I and made the island nation a major military base.

Members of Ground Self-Defense Force's 8th Surface-to-Ship Missile Regiment attend a formation completion ceremony in the city of Yufu, Oita Prefecture, March 30, 2025. (Mainichi/Yongho Lee) The ...

The U.S. helped rebuild Europe with assistance funneled through the Marshall Plan, and it also funded the reconstruction of Japan ... Message Eighty years after the U.S. established the modern ...

Japanese Emperor Naruhito, left, and Empress Masako, center, are escorted by a member of Japan Self Defense Force as they arrive at the island of Iwo Jima, now officially called Iwo To in Japan ...

Once a symbol of rebellion and girlhood, the cartoon cat has become a cultural ambassador—part of Japan’s global soft power strategy to rebrand its image after World War II. To much of the ...