15+ hour, 33+ min ago  (241+ words) The names of 95 people recently reported to have died in the 1945 Battle of Okinawa have been added to a peace monument in the southwestern Japanese prefecture. The Cornerstone of Peace in a memorial park in Itoman City features stone plates…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (243+ words) Russia has warned Ukraine that it will retaliate if Kyiv attacks Moscow during its World War Two Victory Day celebrations. Russia earlier declared a unilateral two-day ceasefire from Friday to mark the occasion. Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova issued…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (182+ words) Russia has declared a two-day unilateral ceasefire in its conflict with Ukraine to mark the anniversary on May 9 of the Soviet Union's victory over Nazi Germany in World War Two. The Russian defense ministry revealed on social media on Monday…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (198+ words) A Japanese fighter aircraft used during World War Two by the now-defunct Imperial Navy has been salvaged after lying underwater for 81 years. The Shidenkai fighter crash-landed on the sea off Akune City in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, after exchanging fire…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (49+ words) Japanese American medic's letters reveal reality of WWII'nhk. or. jp Japanese American medic's letters reveal reality of WWII Letters from a medic who served in the US forces during World War II are helping people learn about the struggles Japanese…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago  (265+ words) People from Japan and the United States have attended a memorial service for soldiers who died in fighting near the end of World War Two on the Pacific Island of Ioto. The remote island, also known as Iwojima, was the…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago  (195+ words) The remains of an atomic bomb victim identified by Hiroshima City from hair kept at its Peace Memorial Park have been returned to her relatives. Kajiyama Hatsue was 13 years old when the bomb was dropped on Hiroshima in 1945. Her remains…...

4+ mon, 3+ day ago  (250+ words) The internment of Japanese Americans during World War Two has been remembered in an event in the western US state of California, which is home to many residents of Japanese descent. The event came ahead of the 84th anniversary of the…...

8+ mon, 4+ week ago  (70+ words) After WWII, thousands of children born to Japanese fathers were left behind in the Philippines. Many became stateless. Eighty years on, 50 descendants are still fighting to be recognized as Japanese. STATELESS: The Japanese Left Behind in the Philippines After WWII,…...

10+ mon, 5+ day ago  (785+ words) Eighty years after the Battle of Okinawa, thousands of victims remain unaccounted for. One man continues to search for the remains and belongings of those who died so they can finally be returned to the bereaved families. Gushiken Takamatsu has…...