The Battle of Okinawa lasted from April 1 to June 22, 1945. Two-time Purple Heart recipient LaSota returned to the island for ...
ON her sixth birthday 80 years ago, Shizuko Nishio clung to her mother as US B-29 bombers started a firestorm that turned ...
COURTESY OF NISHITOKYO CITYThousands of swords and other weapons were discovered underneath an elementary school on the ...
A World War II airman who was taken captive by Japanese forces and died in a prison fire after his plane was shot down has ...
U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth praised Saturday the friendship and trust that his country and Japan have developed.
In the wake of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan surrenders, ending World War II. The Des Moines Register reports on Aug, 14, 1945, that the city is awaiting official word of ...
Takamatsu Gushiken turns on a headlamp and enters a cave buried in Okinawa's jungle. He gently runs his fingers through the gravel until two pieces of bone emerge. These are from the skulls, he ...