How Japan’s Outgoing Leader Could Break From Tradition in Talking About World War II

Some politicians and commentators in Japan are reportedly worried that resigning Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba may break from tradition in an apologetic message about the country’s actions in World War II.

‘Why didn’t you tell about Pearl Harbour?’, Trump’s WWII jab leaves Japan PM stunned | Watch

Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, who is on a US visit, was visibly caught off guard during Thursday's bilateral briefing when President Donald Trump compared the US-Israel strikes on Iran to Japan's 1941 Pearl Harbor attack.
Smithsonian Magazine

After Pearl Harbor, Americans Living in Japan Endured Imprisonment, Torture and a Lengthy Battle to Return Home

A new book chronicles the tense negotiations that secured the return of nearly 3,000 Allied civilians held by the Japanese during World War II

Relatives remember Japanese WWII war dead in Myanmar

Dozens of relatives of Japanese soldiers who died in Myanmar during World War Two have traveled to the country to honor their memory. As the bereaved family members grow older, this will be the final trip organized under a long-running program.
Longmont Times-Call

Japan and China commemorate World War II anniversary on different dates

BENXI, China (AP) — Eighty years after the end of World War II, Japan and China are marking the anniversary with major events, but on different dates and in different ways. Trump offers to restart US mediation in Nile River dispute between Egypt and ...

WWII sailor from Plainfield finally laid to rest after 84 years

A Plainfield WWII Navy POW who died in a Japanese camp will be buried with his mother after his remains were identified 84 years later.