The wreckage of a U.S. submarine from World War II was found off the coast of Hokkaido in northern Japan — after disappearing almost 80 years ago. The USS Albacore, credited with sinking at least 10 ...

During World War II, Japan was exceptionally innovative in aviation. The nation produced the infamous Mitsubishi A6M "Zero," which devastated the Allies in the early phases of the conflict, and other ...

The Dragon Ball franchise is one of the most popular anime and manga brands in the world, but it's always held immense popularity in its home country of Japan. Most recently, this fandom has been ...

In 1944, the Imperial Japanese Navy was desperately searching for ways to keep U.S. forces from encroaching on their home islands. B-29s were already bombing Japan’s cities, and the occupied ...

As World War II neared its end, Japan found itself with much of its naval forces destroyed as the Americans reconquered Japan's newly acquired islands. One way the Japanese decided to counter the ...

A 500-pound bomb from World War II dropped by the United States on Japan exploded at a Japanese airport after nearly 80 years. One bomb out of the 179,967 tons of bombs dropped on Japan during World ...

Japan's former prime minister Tomiichi Murayama, best known for making a statement apologising over World War II, died Friday aged 101, officials said.

TOKYO, March 28 (Reuters) - The Japanese military was involved in mass suicides in Okinawa during World War Two, a court ruled on Friday, dismissing a case for damages against Nobel Prize-winning ...

TOKYO, Oct 2 (Reuters) - A regional airport in southwest Japan was closed on Wednesday after a U.S. bombshell, likely dropped during World War Two to stem "kamikaze" attacks, exploded near its runway, ...

Former Japanese Prime Minister Tomiichi Murayama, best known for making a statement apologizing over World War II, died Friday aged 101, officials said. Murayama issued the 1995 proclamation on the ...

Japan's former prime minister Tomiichi Murayama, best known for making a statement apologising over World War II, died Friday aged 101, officials said. Murayama issued the 1995 proclamation on the ...