U.S. Navy nurses stationed in the Philippine Islands became prisoners of the brutal Imperial Japanese Army for 37 months.

Hamburger Hill, Hue, the Ia Drang Valley, Khe Sanh: Some remember the Vietnam War battles from the headlines of the 1960s and ...

This stylized retelling of the World War II Battle of Midway is a ton of ... and bravery to deal a devastating blow to the Imperial Japanese Navy. Roland Emmerich’s (Independence Day) star ...

If pitted against the Americans over time, the Imperial Navy would never be able to make up its inevitable losses the way the United States could. In a drawn-out conflict, “Japan’s resources ...

With this year marking the milestone of the 80th year since the end of World War II, it is necessary to reflect again on the precious nature of peace. The Imperial ... from Japan and the United ...

The Guadalcanal campaign was one of the fiercest and longest battles in the Pacific, exacting heavy losses on both American and Japanese forces. Although the island seemed minor, its Henderson ...

Despite the successes of the I-19 in the war, Japan was never able to connect these victories with a larger strategy for ...

On April 11, 1945, a Japanese pilot slammed his Zero fighter plane into the USS Missouri and ignited a fireball during the ...

Marty Connor was 18 years old when he fought all 36 days during the Battle of Iwo Jima in 1945. But perhaps his greatest legacy would be what happened after the war. 80 years after Iwo Jima, his ...

Looking back through history, it’s often difficult to see passed events that have so shaped our modern world. The story of Japan in World War II for example has often left those in the west with an ...

Officials from the Karatsu Coast Guard Office and others search SGC Saga Aviation Co. on the morning of April 9, 2025, in Saga, Saga Prefecture. (Mainichi/Takaharu Nishi) The Japan Coast Guard on ...