The aftermath of the Second World War was incredibly chaotic and missing Japanese soldiers that turned up years later weren’t that rare initially. One of the most curious cases must have been that of ...

In 2011, Phan began researching Vietnamese women who had children with Japanese soldiers between 1940 and 1955. Although Japan was defeated and officially left Vietnam in 1945, some soldiers stayed ...

A Japanese soldier who continued fighting World War II decades after it had ended died on Friday at the age of 91. Hiroo Onoda remained locked in active duty on Lubang Island in the Philippines for 29 ...

Two Long Island historical memorabilia collectors say they will turn over 41 flags carried by Japanese servicemen in World War II — the only trace of some soldiers whose bodies were never recovered — ...

With this year marking the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II, there were many events, media features and other efforts in Japan revisiting t･･･ ...

Four years ago, Atascadero couple Hiroko and Hidehiko Nogi walked into the Cayucos antique shop ‘Remember When’ and discovered a so-called 'Good Luck Flag,' which was carried by a Japanese soldier who ...

Efforts to redevelop a historically significant house in the Philippines to memorialize local women abused there by Japanese soldiers during World War II are facing funding and logistical hurdles, ...

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 ...

BEIJING (AP) – The governments of Japan and North Korea will be asked to participate in negotiations to repatriate the remains of Japanese soldiers buried in North Korea, a Japanese Red Cross official ...