The unfortunate men were taken to various islands, such as New Guinea, New Britain, New Ireland, Bougainville, Manus, Palau, Guadalcanal, Solomon, Timor in the Pacific and Java, Sumatra, Borneo and ...

For enthusiasts of WWII Japanese aviation, the Planes of Fame Air Museum in Chino, California, is where one can find rare examples of Japanese naval fighters and bombers, and one of the rarest yet ...

Japanese colonialism is infamous for its brutalization of women, abducted and forced into sex slavery. Less known is women’s role in fighting against the Japanese Empire, brilliantly brought to life ...

Chandler Museum hosts an event to remember Japanese American internment with performances, lectures, and Ireichō book stamping.

Many narratives about World War II have emerged during the 80 postwar years, but one important question has not been discussed sufficiently, according to a historian.

Eighty years later, descendants of prisoners from the Japanese American detention camp are playing baseball again in a rebuilt Manzanar field in California..

China has expressed deep condolences over the passing of former Japanese prime minister Tomiichi Murayama, the first Japanese leader who officially apologized for the country's World War II atrocities ...

Japanese Americans were imprisoned at the Manzanar Relocation Center, descendants are returning to play the sport that gave prisoners hope and a sense of normalcy.

Japan’s former Prime Minister Tomiichi Murayama, who was known for his 1995 “Murayama statement” apologizing to Asian victims of his country’s aggression, has died ...

Japan’s military disposed of nearly 13 tons of unexploded ordnance on Okinawa between April 2024 and March — a little more than half the amount handled the previous fiscal year, according to ...

His televised address as prime minister, delivered 50 years to the day after Japan announced its surrender, set a marker for his country’s “deep remorse” over wartime atrocities.