Two Long Island historical memorabilia collectors say they will turn over 41 flags carried by Japanese servicemen in World ...

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

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.

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.

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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 ...

A campaign for these descendants to live on the island has been met with decades of resistance by the Japanese government.

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 ...