Emperor Hirohito sought to express his feelings of remorse over World War II in 1952 but was stopped from doing so by the prime minister of the time, newly disclosed documents show. That glimpse ...

The Japanese surrender in II brought to a close one of the darkest and deadliest chapters in human history. While the ...

Carrying nothing but the portraits of Hirohito, who died in 1989 and is posthumously called Emperor Showa ... noted that prior to World War II, Japan developed as a militarized nation in which ...

and imperial court that continues into the 20th century and the crowning of Emperor Hirohito. Moving rapidly through the decades, the volume’s first half leaves many questions unanswered—WWII ...

While growing up in the Seattle area, I always enjoyed hearing about my late father Clive Wienker’s experiences in the Army ...

June 19, 1944 Japan's counterattack results in the greatest carrier battle of World War II. U.S. forces shoot down ... January 20, 1945 The Japanese emperor, Hirohito, approves Ketsu-Go - the ...

Emperor Hirohito surrenders and the most destructive war in history comes to an end. A detailed look at how the D-Day invasion was launched by the Allies against Nazi Germany on 6 June 1944.

Numerous atrocities accompanied Japan’s assaults on its Asian neighbors in World War II.

While about 4 percent of Allied troops captured by the Nazis and Italian fascists died in captivity, approximately 27 percent ...

The sight of Narrabri’s last surviving World War II veteran, Arthur Wells, taking part in Anzac Day commemorations will be ...

June 19, 1944 Japan's counterattack results in the greatest carrier battle of World War II. U.S. forces shoot down ... January 20, 1945 The Japanese emperor, Hirohito, approves Ketsu-Go - the ...