The Second World War ended eight decades ago this summer. But its specter looms large today. The war ended empires, upended ...

A national ceremony will begin at Tokyo’s Budokan hall at noon, the same time then-Emperor Hirohito’s 4½-minute prerecorded ...

Japan occupied much of China before and during WWII in a devastating and brutal invasion that, by some estimates, killed 20 ...

Top collectors on the island have amassed hundreds of thousands of artifacts — and there are still more being found.

Japan is paying tribute tribute to more than 3 million war dead as the country marks its surrender 80 years ago, ending World ...

TAIPEI--Taiwan’s people should spurn China’s events to commemorate the end of World War II, including a military parade in ...

Cam Pelletier was a 23-year-old serving in the Navy in the South Pacific in August 1945 when President Harry Truman announced that Japan had surrendered ending World War II.

Tom Sitter, of Madison, has strong Irish roots and will ring in the big birthday on Saturday at the Milwaukee festival.

Anderson, of Dover, passed away on Aug. 1, at the age of 102. To recognize Anderson's lifetime of service, Governor Meyer ...

Taiwan has banned officials from attending a military parade planned by Beijing to mark the end of World War II. Read more at ...

Japan on Friday marked the 80th anniversary of its surrender in World War II, as the aging of survivors and ongoing global ...