The memorial honors the municipal workers of Minami-Sanriku, Miyagi Prefecture, who lost their lives while responding to the devastating 2011 earthquake and tsunami.

U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has praised the friendship and trust that his country and Japan have developed while attending a memorial service on Iwo Jima to honor those who died in ...

U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth visited Ioto, the far-flung Japanese island known widely as Iwo Jima, on Saturday as part of his first visit to Japan as defense chief for an event honoring ...

U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth praised on Saturday (March 29, 2025) the friendship and trust that his country and Japan have developed while attending a memorial service on Iwo Jima to ...

TOKYO (AP) — U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth on Saturday praised American-Japanese friendship and trust while attending a memorial service on Iwo Jima to honor those who died in a pivotal ...