Every August, Japanese media outlets offer specials on World War II and accounts of survivors’ wartime experiences. These features center around Aug. 15, the date when Emperor Hirohito announced ...

These lesson plans are based on History Detectives episodes that examine how several objects played a key role in World War II, particularly the role of Japan and the Japanese in the war.

World War II ships that sank near the Ogasawara Islands ... although other reports claimed the units were Japanese ships sunk by the Americans. Japan is made up of 6,852 islands and both volcanic ...

As World War II neared its end, Japan found itself with much of its naval forces destroyed as the Americans reconquered Japan's newly acquired islands. One way the Japanese decided to counter the ...

Japan’s neighbors view Yasukuni, which commemorates 2.5 ... especially in the final years of World War II. Korean compensation demands for Japan's atrocities during its brutal colonial rule ...