Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Share on X (Opens in new window) X For almost two years during World War II, Harley J. Wenninger manned a big gun on one of the most combat-hardened ...

A Japanese soldier refused to believe WWII was over and hid in the jungle for nearly three decades. Lieutenant Hiroo Onoda ...

The atomic bombs ended World War II, but at a devastating cost. Japan’s refusal to surrender meant the fighting, the civilian ...

TOKYO (AP) — 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 ...

Visitors dressed up line up to offer prayers at the Yasukuni Shrine on the 80th anniversary of Japan's surrender in World War II, in Tokyo, Friday, Aug. 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Louise Delmotte) TOKYO (AP) ...

U.S. air raids continued against Japan until the day of its surrender in the Pacific War because Tokyo was reluctant to ...

Japan’s ministers bow during a memorial service marking the 80th anniversary of Japan’s World War II defeat at the Nippon Budokan hall Friday in Tokyo. Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, bottom, ...

TOKYO — Japan paid tribute Friday to more than 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 ...