Japan Marks End of World War II as Survivors Remember Wartime Emperor's Surrender Speech 80 Years Ago A national ceremony will begin at Tokyo’s Budokan hall at noon, the same time then-Emperor Hirohito’s 4½-minute prerecorded...
Japan and China Commemorate World War II Anniversary on Different Dates Japan occupied much of China before and during WWII in a devastating and brutal invasion that, by some estimates, killed 20...
Nagasaki Marks 80th A-Bomb Anniversary as Survivors Put Hopes of Nuclear Ban in the Hands of Youth The United States launched the Nagasaki attack on Aug. 9, 1945, killing 70,000 by the end of that year.
Japanese Warships Visit New Zealand's Capital for the First Time in Almost 90 Years Japanese warships docked in New Zealand ’s capital for the first time in almost 90 years amid efforts by Tokyo to deepen its...
Hiroshima Marks 80 Years Since Atomic Bombing as Aging Survivors Worry about Growing Nuke Threat Hiroshima marked the 80th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing of the western Japanese city, with many aging survivors...
Australia Selects Japan's Mitsubishi Heavy Industries for $6.5B Warship Deal Australia said it accepted a Japanese company's bid for a lucrative and hotly contested contract to build Australian warships...
8 Decades After Atomic Bombing in Hiroshima, Search for Missing Continues on Nearby Island When the first atomic bomb detonated 80 years ago on Aug. 6, thousands of the dead and dying were brought to the small, rural...
Nagasaki Cathedral Blesses a Bell That Replaces One Destroyed by the US Atomic Bomb The new bell was named the “St. Kateri Bell of Hope,” by Peter Michiaki Nakamura, archbishop of Nagasaki, at the Urakami...
Japan Warns of China's Military Moves as Biggest Strategic Challenge Japan raised strong caution against China’s rapid acceleration of military activity in extensive areas from its southwestern...
Russia Warns US, South Korea and Japan Against Forming Security Alliance Targeting North Korea North Korea views major U.S.-led military drills as invasion rehearsals.
Watchdog Finds 50% Increase in VA Medical Center Jobs with 'Severe' Shortages This year, Veterans Health Administration facilities reported 4,434 severe occupational staffing shortages in jobs ranging...
4 Out of 5 US Troops Surveyed Understand the Duty to Disobey Illegal Orders With his Aug. 11, 2025, announcement that he was sending the National Guard – along with federal law enforcement – into...
National Guard Rehearsed Show of Force Against Immigration Raid Protesters, General Testifies National Guard troops repeatedly rehearsed their role in an operation at a Los Angeles park intended as a show of force...
San Diego Espionage Trial Begins for Sailor Accused of Spying for His Native China Jinchao “Patrick” Wei, 25, is accused of seven counts of conspiracy, espionage and charges related to unlawfully sending...
Trump and Putin Will Meet at an Alaska Military Base Long Used to Counter Russia The base created by merging Elmendorf Air Force Base and Army Fort Richardson in 2010 has played a key strategic role in...
