In August 1945, John K. Bremyer undertook a 124-hour, 9,000-mile journey to Tokyo Bay, where he delivered the flag flown by Commodore Matthew Perry in 1853 to Admiral William Halsey’s USS “Missouri” ...

TOKYO -- Japan paid tribute Friday to nearly 3 million war dead as the country marked its surrender that ended World War II 80 years ago, as concern grows about the rapidly fading memories of the ...

Kishida exits the stage. The 67-year-old recently announced that he will be stepping down, ending his three-year tenure as Japan's prime minister. Photo by Keizo Mori/UPI (Keizo Mori/UPI) Japan marked ...

TOKYO — Friday is the 80th anniversary of then-Emperor Hirohito's announcement of Japan's World War II surrender, but as living witnesses die and memories fade, questions remain in Japan about how the ...

Tens of thousands pay their respects at a controversial Tokyo shrine on the 80th anniversary of Japan's surrender in World War II. Yasukuni Shrine honours 2.5 million mostly Japanese soldiers from the ...

TOKYO, Aug. 15 -- Fifty-six years after the fighting ended, Japan continued to wrestle today with its wartime history, as top government officials marked the anniversary of Japan's World War II ...