Every August, Japanese media outlets offer specials on World War II and accounts of survivors ... including a crowd kneeling in front of the Imperial Palace, were written as if the reporters ...

About 1,400 firearms and 1,200 swords were discovered buried underneath an elementary school in Tokyo ... are from the World War II era and likely belonged to the Japanese Imperial Army.

World War II ended 75 years ... ministers signed the Imperial Rescript of Surrender. The emperor’s radio statement was prerecorded on Aug. 14 in secrecy. Palace officials protected the records ...

a city on the outskirts of Tokyo. Officials believe these weapons belonged to the Japanese Imperial Army and were likely hidden toward the end of World War II. Alongside the firearms and swords, ...

About 1,400 firearms and 1,200 swords were discovered buried underneath an elementary school in Tokyo, Japan. Authorities said that they believe the weapons are from the World War II era and likely ...

Japan’s Emperor Naruhito, marking his 65th birthday Sunday, stressed the importance of telling the tragedy of World War II to younger generations ... waves to well-wishers from the balcony of the ...

Japan is remembering the 105,000 people killed in a single night, 80 years ago Monday, in the U.S. firebombing of the ...

Historians often suggest that America’s super-weapon forced Hirohito to surrender in 1945. Look closer, and the truth is more complex ...

Japanese Emperor Naruhito, left, accompanied by Empress Masako, right, waves to well-wishers from the balcony of the Imperial Palace in Tokyo ... the tragedy of World War II to younger generations ...

A dynamic powerhouse in both innovation and commerce, Tokyo has, historically, been a magnet for ambition, adaptability and ...