Sgt. Joe Harris was one of an elite group of Black paratroopers during World War II. He is being laid to rest today. He was ...

DAZAIFU, Fukuoka Prefecture--An outstanding collection of Japanese swords that had been in private ... opened in the immediate aftermath of World War II and put much effort into community medicine ...

Its narrative centers on a white American World War II veteran named Fenton ... the war and shows Takamori a Samurai sword he claims he took from a Japanese officer who tried to take his head ...

SETOUCHI, Okayama Prefecture--Craftspeople here restoring a Japanese sword for Aung San Suu Kyi ... of the Burma (Myanmar) area during World War II. It subsequently changed hands to Gen.

Between martial arts movies to award-winning blockbusters, Oscar-winning actress Michelle Yeoh has a diverse yet spectacular ...

Duff served as a gunnery officer aboard the battleship USS New Mexico during World War II. When I was a kid, I’d ask him about the battle of Okinawa, when his ship was hit by a Japanese Kamikaze.

but it offers some decent history and a unique insight into the rising tensions in the early days of WWII and how it affected ...

As a fighter ace who received the Medal of Honor after shooting down 26 Japanese planes over Guadalcanal during World War II, Joe Foss was ... As the executive officer of Marine Fighting Squadron ...

51 years ago today, Hiroo Onoda, the Japanese infantryman holdout finally surrendered 29 years after the end of World War II. Operating ... until his commanding officer relieved him—orders ...

Born from the trauma of World War II, this bow-wearing cartoon icon became a powerful tool for diplomacy, reinvention, and ...

U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has praised the friendship and trust that his country and Japan have developed while attending a memorial service on Iwo Jima to honor those who died in battle ...

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