At the height of the Pacific War, a strange theory about how long emaciated soldiers would live gained currency among starving Japanese troops fighting U.S. forces on the island of Guadalcanal.

After consolidating their positions in the Tailing Mountains, Deng Xiaoping and Liu Bocheng divided their troops into small detachments to mobilize the masses, organize anti-Japanese armed forces ...

Japan invades Hong Kong; British forces surrender. In the Philippines: Japanese forces take Manila; American and Filipino troops withdraw to Bataan peninsula. January: Japan invades Burma.

SYDNEY--Japanese troops will begin regular deployments in northern Australia as part of military cooperation with Australia and the U.S., Australia's Defence Minister Richard Marles said on Sunday.

Japan’s Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi announced that the Japanese government has received credible information on ...