A wartime GI and a Japanese civilian fell in love during the Occupation, embodying the peace built after Japan’s surrender.

Eighty years ago, on August 30, 1945, Gen. Douglas MacArthur landed unarmed at Atsugi airfield in preparation for the surrender ceremony, which was set to take place on the battleship Missouri on ...

Mamoru Shigemitsu (1887-1957), the Japanese foreign minister who co-signed the Japanese Instrument of Surrender aboard the ...

Eight decades since the end of the Second World War, the US-Japan alliance continues to evolve beyond its Cold War ...

Dedicated to all members of the Greatest Generation September 2, 2025, will mark the 80th anniversary of Japan’s formal surrender, ending World War II. The historic ceremony was held aboard the ...

Gen. Douglas MacArthur was a hero from two World Wars who had served as the supreme commander of the Allied forces in the Pacific. He personally accepted the surrender of Japan, oversaw the Allied ...

The formal Japanese Surrender Ceremony, which officially ended World War II, took place on the decks of the battleship USS ...

My younger daughter, who is teaching herself elementary Japanese, looked up from her workbook recently and asked me what the ...

The images include Emperor Hirohito being transformed into a uniformed schoolgirl and depicted as a dog, sparking fierce ...

JEAN MACARTHUR , 95, the widow of Gen. Douglas MacArthur, received a medal from the Philippines, the country her husband liberated the from the Japanese during World War II.

JEAN MACARTHUR , 95, the widow of Gen. Douglas MacArthur, received a medal from the Philippines, the country her husband liberated the from the Japanese during World War II.