Japanese hold-outs after the second world war are quite the never-ending source of interesting stories. Japanese soldiers ...

National Geographic Explorer-at-Large Bob Ballard revisits the Iron Bottom Sound—rediscovering vessels, and making new finds.

A memorial plaque to Marines who fought on Iwo Jima recently left Yokota Air Base in western Tokyo on its way to the Marine ...

The Hellcat’s forgiving flight characteristics and durability allowed less experienced pilots to survive early engagements and gain greater experience against the Japanese Mitsubishi A6M Zero.

This video tells the story of Arthur Coyle, a ball turret gunner with the 303rd Bomb Group, known as the Hell’s Angels, who flew on a B-17 bomber named Buzz Blonde. It focuses on the harrowing moment ...

Russia has agreed to help China equip and train an airborne battalion, according to leaked documents reviewed by a leading ...

United Tribes Technical College on Friday will hold a dedication ceremony for a new monument honoring the memory of Japanese Americans who were imprisoned there during World War II. During the war, ...

Global growth is expected to decline and downside risks to intensify as major policy shifts unfold After enduring a prolonged and unprecedented series of shocks, the global economy appeared to have ...

Authorities in Hong Kong have evacuated thousands after discovering a large undetonated World War II-era bomb. The U.S.-made bomb was found at a construction site in Quarry Bay, a busy area on ...

Evil Unbound, which depicts Japanese germ warfare during World War Two, set a first-day box office record among the war films released in China this year, as Beijing seeks to highlight Tokyo's ...

BEIJING (Reuters) – “Evil Unbound”, which depicts Japanese germ warfare during World War Two, set a first-day box office record among the war films released in China this year, as Beijing seeks to ...