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VCG. US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth on Saturday “praised American-Japanese friendship and trust” while attending a memorial service on Iwo Jima t ...

The flag, known as “Yosegaki Hinomaru,” or Good Luck Flag, carries the soldier's name ... at the museum aboard the USS Lexington, a WWII aircraft carrier, in Corpus Christi, Texas.

Yoshiharu Kanai, 80, has been working to collect remains for over 20 years, wishing to return them to mainland Japan swiftly.

Two Long Island historical memorabilia collectors say they will turn over 41 flags carried by Japanese servicemen in World War II — the only trace of some soldiers whose bodies were never ...

Former federal minister Baru Bian has backed a proposal for a memorial to mark the World War II surrender of renegade Japanese soldiers at Long Langai, Sarawak. He said it would help raise awareness ...

Japan's Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako will visit Iwoto Island for the first time in April to pay respects to the ...

He will be the first sitting prime minister to visit the island since April 2013, when then-Prime Minister Shinzo Abe made a ...

American commanders said it would save money and the lives of American servicemen and Japanese soldiers and civilians ... key people thought at the time. WW2: Countdown to Hiroshima: The bomb ...

Nearly 80 years after the end of World War II, 1.2 million Japanese war dead are still unaccounted for. That's about half of the 2.4 million Japanese, mostly soldiers, who died during Japan's ...

The 442nd Regimental Combat Team was the most decorated unit for its size and length of service in WWII and composed ... references to Japanese-Americans and Nisei soldiers. Download the free ...