The island of Chichijima, at first glance, may seem an unremarkable place in the vast Pacific Ocean. Part of the Ogasawara ...

WWII officially ended when Japan surrendered ... In this gallery, you'll get to know some of the most famous Japanese holdouts. Click on to learn all about their fascinating stories.

The flag, known as “Yosegaki Hinomaru,” or Good Luck Flag, carries the soldier's name ... at the museum aboard the USS Lexington, a WWII aircraft carrier, in Corpus Christi, Texas.

World War II veteran Marvin Strombo traveled 10,000 ... the direction of the squad’s rally point, he came across a Japanese soldier that lay motionless on the ground. “I remember walking ...

He learned that his own father, a Japanese soldier, died during World War II when Japan invaded China and turned northeast China into a puppet Manchuria state. In 1945, the year Ran was born ...

Eri Nakamura, an associate professor of modern Japanese history ... hundreds of thousands of soldiers suffered from neuropsychiatric disorders during World War II based on fragmentary military ...

when he heard a Japanese soldier inviting him over. By Paul Szoldra Updated on Feb 23, 2021 The Battle of Iwo Jima, which began Feb. 19, 1945, was one of the bloodiest battles in Marine Corps ...

He died starving as a prisoner of war after Japanese troops invaded during World War II, wresting the few dozen residents from their village, never to return. Pagano has long believed Japan should pay ...

American commanders said it would save money and the lives of American servicemen and Japanese soldiers and civilians ... key people thought at the time. WW2: Countdown to Hiroshima: The bomb ...

They ranked Japanese soldiers sixth in a list of eight ... at Virginia Tech and director of The American Soldier in World War II project. Read next ...

This object tells the story of a soldier fighting Japanese forces in Burma during the Second World War. As well as seeing the deaths of fellow soldiers, being involved in combat, surviving in an ...