NORFOLK, Va. — A new exhibit on the U.S. occupation of Japan after World War II opens Aug. 23 at the MacArthur Memorial, paired with a special lecture series on the war’s final weeks in the Pacific.

KILGORE — From 1941 to 1945, the men who enlisted in the U.S. military were trained to be warriors. When Lee Downing joined in June 1946, however, their mission was different. World War II hadn’t been ...

The Japanese began to bomb American bases in the Philippines hours after the Dec. 7, 1941, attack on Pearl Harbor that launched the United States into World War II. By the spring of 1942, Japanese ...

Monroe County History Center's exhibit follows one woman who immigrated to the U.S. to build a life in Indiana during ...

IWO-TO, Japan (AP) — Japan’s Emperor Naruhito visited Iwo Jima on Monday and paid tribute to thousands of Japanese and Americans who died in one of World War II's bloodiest battles. Naruhito and his ...

Takamatsu Gushiken leaves a cave Feb. 15 after a session of searching for the remains of those who died during the Battle of Okinawa toward the end of the World War II in 1945, in Itoman, on the main ...

Born from the trauma of World War II, this bow-wearing cartoon icon became a powerful tool for diplomacy, reinvention, and cultural soft power. Dressed in a kimono, Hello Kitty performs a classical ...

A social media post by Japan’s newly appointed Prime Minister, Sanae Takaichi, about her visit to memorial sites in Kuala Lumpur has drawn online criticism, with some Malaysians expressing anger over ...