Did the North Carolina-class Battleships Turn the Tide During World War Two? – The United States Navy’s North Carolina-class ...

Japan is officially aligning itself with NATO through the NSATU program, signaling a historic shift from post-WWII pacifism to active global involvement. On April 8, Japanese Defense Minister Gen ...

Sgt. Joe Harris was one of an elite group of Black paratroopers during World War II. He is being laid to rest today. He was ...

Here's what to know about the attack on the Missouri and the pilot's burial: Japan launched a suicide attack campaign as a last-ditch measure to push U.S. forces back late in the war, when it was ...

Once a symbol of rebellion and girlhood, the cartoon cat has become a cultural ambassador—part of Japan’s global soft power strategy to rebrand its image after World War II. To much of the ...

With a crew of 94, the submarine was a floating fortress designed both for combat and intelligence-gathering. Entering service shortly after Pearl Harbor, I-19 participated in Japan’s early ...

IWO JIMA: Japan’s Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako on Monday made a rare visit to the tiny Pacific island of Iwo Jima to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II. The Japanese ...

Their job was to put out the flames caused by balloon bombs that Japan floated across the Pacific ... Black soldiers were typically relegated to menial, non-combat positions in the Army.