Japan on Friday is marking the surrender announcement by then-Emperor Hirohito 80 years ago at the end of World War II.

There remain just 792 living veterans, while the average age of the 99,130 living atomic bomb survivors is 86 years. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

The monarch released an audio message on the 80th anniversary of VJ Day in which he vowed those who fought for the allies ...

For pacifists, the answer is clear: since any deliberate killing is wrong, the dropping of atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki on 6 and 9 August 1945 was wrong about two hundred thousand times over ...

As thousands across the country commemorate  VJ Day we remember one quiet storeman from RAF St Mawgan who survived the horrors of a Japanese ...

Japan is paying tribute tribute to more than 3 million war dead as the country marks its surrender 80 years ago, ending World War II. But there is growing concern about the fading memories of ...

As thousands across the country commemorate VJ Day we remember one quiet storeman from RAF St Mawgan who survived the horrors ...

BENXI, China (AP) — Eighty years after the end of World War II, Japan and China are marking the anniversary with major events, but on different dates and in different ways.