Eleven men were on the B-24 — nicknamed “Heaven Can Wait” — that was downed by Japanese antiaircraft fire.

Bellevue Library last Wednesday welcomed the public to a new, traveling art installation meant to honor Bellevue’s Japanese ...

Today, people are learning the shocking truth about how panko breadcrumbs – those delicious breadcrumbs used in Japan to add flavor and crunch to fried food – are made. Fortunately, this one is a ...

日本德仁天皇星期日 (2月23日)迎来他的65岁生日。在庆祝之际，他强调了向年轻一代讲述第二次世界大战悲剧的重要性，并承诺促进历史理解与为和平努力做出贡献。今年是二战结束80周年。

The reclusive only child of five-star Army Gen. Douglas MacArthur made a rare public statement to honor the Americans and ...

At 100 years old, Dick Jessor remembers the moments when he and his fellow Marines landed on Iwo Jima and the hope he felt ...

Navy photo of the USS Ward’s Number Three Gun and its crew. They were Minnesota reservists credited with firing the first ...

Iwo Jima has always been beautiful, a volcanic chunk of rock surrounded by cobalt sea. But a World War II battle 80 years ago ...

On the 80th anniversary of the first U.S. flag raising on Iwo Jima, World War II veterans are honored for their service in ...

Japan’s Emperor Naruhito, marking his 65th birthday Sunday, stressed the importance of telling the tragedy of World War II to younger generations, pledging to contribute to efforts to promote ...

The opening months of World War II had a number of important impacts on California’s history. Besides becoming the initial western front in the early days ...

Gordon Cahours, a U.S. Merchant Marines veteran, once saw a mysterious light in the Indian Ocean during WWII. He shared this ...