Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is considering issuing a statement to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II, sources clos･･･ ...

Nearly 80 years after the end of World War II, 1.2 million Japanese war dead are still unaccounted for. That's about half of the 2.4 million Japanese, mostly soldiers, who died during Japan's ...

Eighty years ago, during World War II, the United States operated full-scale military operations worldwide while planning how ...

Takamatsu Gushiken turns on a headtorch 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 ...

southern Japan, Saturday, Feb. 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Hiro Komae) Takamatsu Gushiken shows a piece of human bones he found in the past, the remains of those who died during the Battle of Okinawa towards ...

Tokyo - Japan’s Emperor Naruhito renewed his wish for world peace on his birthday, marking the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II, the Imperial Household Agency (IHA) said on Feb 23.

From left: Japanese Minister of Education ... With 2025 marking the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II, issues of historical perception are expected to attract renewed attention, and ...

Takamatsu Gushiken hunts caves in Okinawa’s jungles for the bones of those who died in the WWII Battle of Okinawa, one of the ...

Japan's Emperor Naruhito renewed his wish for world peace on his birthday, marking the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II, the Imperial Household Agency said on Sunday. "I hope that this ...

TOKYO — Japan's Emperor Naruhito renewed his wish for world peace on his birthday, marking the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II, the Imperial Household Agency said on Sunday. "I hope that ...