The mayor of Nagasaki said Monday he is considering how to respond to Taiwan's request to attend this year's ceremony marking ...

The two bells are scheduled to ring together on the 80th anniversary of the atomic bombing in Nagasaki on Aug. 9. Urakami Cathedral, known as the “Eastern world's largest cathedral” with twin ...

Japan's imperial family honored the war dead in Okinawa on Wednesday, where the last major battle of World War II occurred 80 ...

Japan’s sidewalk restaurants, known as “yatai,” have almost entirely disappeared—except in Fukuoka, where they’ve undergone a ...

With exhibits on Unit 731 and wartime atrocities, critics in Tokyo warn the museum is eroding Japan's 'credibility and ...

Top row, from left: Lucio Aleman Jr., Teresa Antoinette Alexander, Richard A. Allen, Ted L. Allen, Baylee Almon, Diane (Hollingsworth) Althouse, Rebecca Needham ...

The decision to incinerate was reached on Aug. 7, 1945, the day after the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, according to “Gaiko wo Kiroku shi Kokai suru” (Diplomatic Records and Their ...

Japan's Emperor Naruhito, Empress Masako and Princess Aiko visited Okinawa to honor World War II victims on Thursday. The ...

At the 20th anniversary, we look back at the Oklahoma City bombing. Public television station OETA shares reflections from survivors and victims’ families, and Judy Woodruff talks to former ...