WWII officially ended when Japan surrendered on September 2, 1945. But this didn't necessarily mean the end of the World War ...

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 ...

Strange Stories of WWII, Hiroo Onoda was a Japanese intelligence officer in the Imperial Japanese Army, who refused to surrender until decades after World War II had ended.

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.

Gil Won-ok, who was among tens of thousands of Korean women forced into brothels for Japanese soldiers during World War II, and who became — after decades of silence — a leading voice for ...

TAKETA CITY, Japan — A U.S. Army colonel’s great-grandson returned a “good luck” flag Wednesday to the nephew of a Japanese soldier who carried it into battle during World War II.

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 ...

He died starving as a prisoner of war after Japanese troops invaded during World War II, wresting the few dozen residents from their village, never to return. Pagano has long believed Japan should pay ...