World War II ended 75 years ago, but not all countries commemorate it on the same day. Wednesday is the anniversary of the formal Sept. 2, 1945, surrender of Japan to the United States ...

Japan began invading China well before World War II. In 1931 they took over Manchuria ... Indonesia declared its independence soon after the Japanese surrender. Kiribati was under British ...

Rhode Island Senator Jack Reed hosted a special medal ceremony at his office in Cranston to present John DeLeo with his ...

A Carthage physician who was inducted into the Hall of Carthage Heroes as a Citizen of Distinction played a role in American ...

JS "Kaga" bears the same name as an aircraft carrier that took part in Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor during World War II.

U.S. Sen. Jack Reed honored a Rhode Island-native World War II veteran for his service with the U.S. Navy on Monday. Reed ...

Yes, people in Japan throng to sites associated with suicides — way back in World War II. Japan has a fascination with ‘kamikaze’ pilots, who mounted suicide attacks against Allied nations during ...

The Navy destroyer was sunk in 1942 during World War II, after facing down overwhelming odds and fighting a pitched battle.

Can you name the Countries of the Empire of Japan (World War II)? Countries must have been occupied during the Emprie era of Japan in the early 1900s to 1945 and must now be a United ...

So Japan could never have crushed U.S. maritime forces in the Pacific and imposed terms on Washington. That doesn't mean it couldn't have won World War II. Sounds counterintuitive, doesn't it?

The remains of a Massachusetts airman who died as a prisoner of war during World War II have been accounted ... 24th Pursuit Group when Japanese forces invaded the Philippines in December 1941 ...