A team of scientists discovered a Japanese naval destroyer for the first time since it was sunk by American troops in World ...

The crude assortment of fighting tools used by the Japanese during World War II give clues of an unprepared and unmatched ...

Looking back through history, it’s often difficult to see passed events that have so shaped our modern world. The story of Japan in World War II for example has often left those in the west with ...

The Battle of Leyte Gulf was the largest naval engagement in history, a sprawling affair that lasted from Oct. 23 to 26, 1944, involving four major engagements. In spite of hopeless odds, Japanese ...

Crews of Japanese warships operating from Malta in World War I fell victim to two shameful waves of racism. In the Mediterranean, maritime warfare was not going at all well for the Allies, with ...

Despite immense technological advancements, the final naval engagement of the war wasn't fought between steel battleships or large aircraft carriers.

Midget submarines served as part of the Imperial Japanese Navy throughout the war, seeing action far beyond Pearl Harbor.

Former Japanese Navy pilot Nobuo Fujita visited Brookings, Ore., in 1962 and presented the city his family’s samurai sword during a meeting with the Brookings Jaycees.

The commander of Sasebo Naval Base resumed an annual ritual recently by paying respects to the memory of Japanese war dead, including troops who perished in World War II. Capt. Michael Fontaine ...

American WWII bomb buried at Japanese airport explodes An unexploded U.S. bomb from World War II that had been buried at a Japanese airport exploded Wednesday, causing a large crater in a taxiway ...

The Japanese, on the other hand, considered it a great victory to have reached the American mainland for an attack. The Japanese government and navy celebrated the event in the home island newspapers.

To Mark Japan’s Surrender at the End of World War II, This Navy Officer Raced Halfway Around the World With a Historic Flag in Tow In August 1945, John K. Bremyer undertook a 124-hour, 9,000 ...