Okinawa marked the 80th anniversary of the end of one of the harshest battles of World War II fought on the southern island.

Okinawa marked the day when one of the harshest battles of World War II fought on the southern island ended 80 years ago.

Groups from Korea and Japan called for the Japanese government and businesses that profited from forced Korean labor to ...

I’m satisfied with what we’ve got,” remarked Korean Foreign Minister Lee Tong-won at the signing of Korea and Japan’s Treaty on Basic Relations at the Japanese prime minister’s home in Tokyo on June ...

Japan’s Emperor Naruhito and his family have visited Okinawa to pray for the war dead ahead of the 80th anniversary marking ...

Japan’s Emperor Naruhito and his family have prayed for all the war dead in one of the bloodiest battles of World War II fought on the southern Japanese island of Okinawa 80 years ago.

A supplement to Edwin Martin's "The Allied Occupation of Japan," this book is a steady, cautious appraisal of American occupation policy from early 1948. The author is in the Office of Northeast Asian ...

Before Japan’s formal surrender on September 2, 1945, U.S. forces had already begun a brutal campaign to take Okinawa. The battle, nicknamed the “Iron Typhoon,” was fierce and costly.

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The Liaoning Provincial Archives unveiled more than 1,200 historical files related to Japan's invasion during World War II on the International Archives Day on Monday, offering fresh evidence into ...

TOKYO, June 24 (KUNA) -- Japan on Tuesday welcomed a ceasefire agreement between Israel and Iran announced by US President Donald Trump, vowing its further diplomatic efforts towards peace and ...