Suspected human bones have been recovered at mine in Japan where about 180 mostly Korean forced laborers died in an accident ...

To mark the 80th anniversary of the end of the war, we asked historians to share their favorite museums around the world.

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In a letter sent Tuesday, a number of Southern California members of Congress sought information about a major enforcement ...

TOKYO, Japan — Shares sank Tuesday in Europe and Asia after President Donald Trump announced he was firing Federal Reserve ...

In just 30 seconds, we trace the rise and fall of the Japanese Empire — from its rapid modernization in the late 19th century, through expansion across Asia and the Pacific, to its ultimate defeat in ...

She is affiliated with the Burma Campaign Society. To mark 80 years since the end of the second world war, a group of ten ...

TOKYO (AP) — Japan paid tribute Friday to more than 3 million war dead as the country marked its surrender that ended World ...

Even after the atomic bombs were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, it was not universally expected that Japan would ...

When did World War II end? Or, when will World War II end? This may seem a rhetorical question to most, with Aug. 15 marking the 80th anniversary of V-J Day (Victory Over Japan Day).

The bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August 1945 resulted in Japan's surrender, ending World War II — and they changed the course of human history.