In 1944, the Imperial Japanese Navy was desperately searching for ways to keep U.S. forces from encroaching on their home islands. B-29s were already bombing Japan’s cities, and the occupied ...

Until recently, the location of executed wartime Japanese Prime Minister Hideki Tojo's remains was one of World War II's biggest mysteries in the nation he once led. Now, a Japanese university ...

GLADEWATER – As he opens his yellowing scrapbook, his black-and-white photos from 1945 and ‘46 look as crisp and detailed as they were the days he took them. The front of Alfred Lacy’s scrapbook bears ...

The wreckage of a U.S. submarine from World War II was found off the coast of Hokkaido in northern Japan — after disappearing almost 80 years ago. The USS Albacore, credited with sinking at least 10 ...

The USS Edsall, an American warship known for its crew's courageous last stand against Japanese forces during World War II, has been found. The U.S. Navy announced the discovery on Monday. The ...

Japan and China Commemorate World War II Anniversary on Different Dates BENXI, China (AP) — Eighty years after the end of World War II, Japan and China are marking the anniversary with major events, ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Eighty years ago today, Japan formally surrendered to Allied powers, bringing an end to World War II. Among the thousands who witnessed the historic moment was a young sailor from ...