World War II was not the first time foreign powers ... Finishing construction of the large airfield, the Japanese began working on a second airfield when the United States began regular attacks ...

A highly visible missile base on Okinawa is part of a Japanese defense buildup made amid fears of Beijing’s growing power and ...

Japan's royal family wrapped up a two day visit to Okinawa Thursday, where they paid respects to the victims of a World War ...

The Berkeley Historical Society is confronting the city's troubled past when it comes to Japanese Americans with a special ...

Human remains discovered on Okinawa in 2004 have been identified as those of a Japanese soldier, marking the first time DNA ...

Japan's Emperor Naruhito and his family have prayed for all the war dead in one of the bloodiest battles of World War II ...

In the final months of WWII, Japan launched a secret weapon—balloons meant to start chaos in the U.S. Few arrived, but one ...

Japan’s Emperor Naruhito and his family have prayed for all the war dead in one of the bloodiest battles of World War II fought on the southern Japanese island of Okinawa 80 years ago ...

U.S. troops landed in the central part of Okinawa's main island and continued their advance southward, approaching Shuri ...

Located about 1,200 kilometers south of Tokyo, the island was considered vital by both sides in the waning days of World War II. Japan considered it a bastion for defending the homeland ...

MANILA, Philippines--A World War II-era Philippine navy ship to be used ... which faces the South China Sea. Japanese forces and British marines joined as observers of the combat exercise, which ...