The soldiers served as a key part of U.S. intelligence, but nearly 50 years passed before their efforts became public.

After his plane was shot down, Glenn H. Hodak was sent to a military prison in Tokyo, where he was killed by U.S. firebombing ...

Nicknamed the “Tokyo Express” by their opponents, the Japanese “tin cans” acquired the grudging respect of the Americans for ...

The Battle of Okinawa lasted from April 1 to June 22, 1945. Two-time Purple Heart recipient LaSota returned to the island for ...

He was a member of a segregated unit in the Pacific Northwest that fought forest fires set off by Japanese balloon bombs.

The U.S. defense secretary sought to reassure its ally over security ties and vowed to speed up the creation of a joint ...

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth hailed the “shared warrior ethos” between the US and Japan Saturday on Iwo Jiwa, where he ...

TOKYO (AP) — U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth on Saturday praised American-Japanese friendship and trust while ...

US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Saturday joined Japanese leaders at a war memorial service during his first visit to ...

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba plans to seek expert opinions to examine lessons learned from World War II but is not expected to deliver a cabinet-approved statement to mark the 80th anniversary of the ...