World War II ended 75 years ago, but not all countries commemorate it on the same day. Wednesday is the anniversary of the formal Sept. 2, 1945, surrender of Japan to the United States ...

Tokyo marks the eightieth anniversary of extensive World War II firebombing ... number 2 reactor at its Hamaoka Nuclear Power Station, which is a first for a commercial reactor in Japan.

The Japanese Emperor, Hirohito, announced that Japan would surrender on 15 August. They formally signed a surrender agreement on 2 September. This brought World War Two to an end. Historians ...

Only about 60 years after the so-called Meiji Restoration, Japan shocked the West by becoming one of the great industrial and military powers of the world ... a preemptive war against Britain ...

A collection of short films, interactive articles and timelines covering the major events and people of World War Two, as well as some lesser-known stories from the global conflict. World War Two ...

A Japanese top government spokesman reacted to the recent statement of Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov that Japan is "the only country in the world that doubts the outcome of World War II." ...