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 ...

This is the tragic reality of how Japan confronts its wartime history. Year after year, Japanese officials mark the anniversary of World War II (WWII) with the same script. Cloaked in the language ...

Japan, in World War II. Thinking individuals will be unsurprised to learn that the Enola Gay was not actually named after the sexual orientation. The plane was named after the mother of its pilot ...

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 ...