26th October 1942: The bodies of Japanese soldiers on the beach at Guadalcanal, after a disastrous attempt to land reinforcements. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images) 26th October 1942: The bodies of ...

June 23 (UPI) --More than 4,000 people on Monday filled an Okinawa park to mark the 80th anniversary of Japan's final WWII battle, while citizens reflected over long-lost loved ones and a promise by a ...

Isoroku Yamamoto was not ignorant of American power. That is what makes his story so tragic. He was one of the Japanese officers best equipped to understand the United States before the Pacific War ...

TOKYO — Okinawa marked the 80th anniversary of the end of one of the harshest battles of World War II fought on the southern island. With global tensions escalating, its governor said on Monday it is ...

In World War II, Japanese forces landed on Guadalcanal expecting another fast victory—but the jungle delivered a brutal surprise. U.S. Marines defending Henderson Field used disciplined coordination, ...

TOKYO — Human remains discovered on Okinawa in 2004 have been identified as those of a Japanese soldier, marking the first time DNA alone was used to confirm the identity of a casualty from the Battle ...

A reporter traveled to the corners of the country to meet six World War II veterans, who had a warning for generations to come. By Martin Fackler Reporting from Tokyo Times Insider explains who we are ...