-The two-stage plan, Operations Olympic and Coronet, would have involved more than twice the forces of the Normandy landings and was expected to be unimaginably costly. -Facing a fanatical defense, ...

People line up for rations of beans and water in Japan following the country's defeat in World War II, in September 1945. Pictures from History / Universal Images Group via Getty Images On October 10, ...

TOKYO — Friday is the 80th anniversary of then-Emperor Hirohito's announcement of Japan's World War II surrender, but as living witnesses die and memories fade, questions remain in Japan about how the ...

Stimson's essay concluded: "With the release of atomic energy, man's ability to destroy himself is very nearly complete. The ...

“In the region around Japan, military activities and other actions from our neighbors ... Her hawkish politics and views of wartime history, as well as her past regular visits to Yasukuni Shrine, ...

Eighty years after the end of World War II, a harrowing cinematic portrayal of Japanese wartime atrocities during the 1937 Nanking massacre has reignited memories of historical trauma that resonate ...

Japan's new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi faces significant foreign policy challenges just days after taking office. She plans to meet with U.S. President Donald Trump in Tokyo, between summits ...

TOKYO (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, in her first major policy speech on Friday, pledged to further accelerate Japan’s military buildup and spending and complete an early upgrade of ...