Takamatsu Gushiken turns on a headtorch and enters a cave buried in Okinawa’s jungle. He gently runs his fingers through the gravel until two pieces of bone emerge. These are from the ...

The remains of some 1,400 people sit in storage for possible identification with DNA testing. So far just six have been identified and returned to their families.

Director Honda, a former soldier of World War II who had passed through the ... jaw to bring destruction to the cities of Japan. Gojira unleashed brutality in a way that hadn't been captured ...

Nearly 80 years after the end of World War II, 1.2 million Japanese war ... Many here who have bitter memories of the Japanese army’s wartime brutality view the current military buildup with ...

Japan, 30 August 1945. U.S. National Archives. Occupation official turned historian Richard B. Finn notes, "World War II was the first major conflict in history in which the victors carried out ...

At the end of World War II, the Japanese Unit 731 planned ... but the operation was cancelled at the last moment. The Japanese Unit 731, known for its brutal experiments, planned a biological ...

Japan’s Emperor Naruhito, marking his 65th birthday, stressed the importance to keep telling the tragedy of the World War II ...

Marking his 65th birthday, Japan’s Emperor Naruhito emphasised the importance of passing down the tragic memories of World ...

to the Southeast Asian nation that came under brutal Japanese occupation in World War II but is now building an alliance with Tokyo as they face an increasingly assertive China. The Reciprocal ...