On Okinawa and Saipan, Japanese-American servicemen were able to convince some Japanese soldiers to surrender, and they tried to reason with terrified civilians who had been told by the Japanese ...

and take a tremendous toll on Japanese soldiers and civilians as well. U.S. Marines dig in on the beach at Saipan. Defense Dept. photo (Marine Corps.) June 1944. Library of Congress. On June 15 ...

he was able to keep the promise he made on the battlegrounds of Saipan. The reunion also held more emotional pull as it took place during the Obon holiday, a time where Japanese families travel ...

Harumi Miyagi’s mother was a village employee on the small island of Zamami in Okinawa Prefecture who provided food and lodging for 15 Japanese soldiers at her home in 1945. When a U.S. military ...

A soldier who belonged to his father’s company wrote about how Japanese soldiers killed non-resistant Chinese prisoners with bayonets. “My father and many others were wrecked by terrible battl ...

These are the Deadliest Japanese of World War II. Rodrigo Duterte, former Philippine president, is arrested on International Criminal Court warrant Watch: 'Superman' Official Trailer Greenland ...

Two Long Island historical memorabilia collectors say they will turn over 41 flags carried by Japanese servicemen in World War II — the only trace of some soldiers whose bodies were never ...

ZAMA, Japan - Soldiers from the 38th Air Defense Artillery Brigade participated in an English Challenge Day at Higashi Junior High School on March 14, helping local Japanese students practice ...

Eighty years after the Battle of Saipan, a collection of battlefield interviews with US soldiers has been uncovered. Their voices tell the story of one of the most brutal chapters of the war.