James Holmes holds the J. C. Wylie Chair of Maritime Strategy at the Naval War College and served on the faculty of the University of Georgia School of Public and International Affairs. A former U ...

Together, these storms are known as kamikaze ("wind of the gods"), a term that would take on a more sinister definition during World War II when Japanese pilots carried out suicide attacks.

After suffering more than 220,000 casualties, the Empire of Japan announced its surrender, leading to the end of World War II. The US forces quickly moved in to launch Operation Blacklist ...

For over seventy years, Japan’s constitution has remained untouched, a symbol of a reformed nation and a democratic society. Introduced under U.S.-led occupation in the wake of World War II ...

A 500-pound bomb from World War II dropped by the United States on Japan exploded at a Japanese airport after nearly 80 years. One bomb out of the 179,967 tons of bombs dropped on Japan during ...

Universal manhood suffrage begun in 1925. SHOWA [1926 -1989] Japan experiences World War II and its aftermath, as well as economic recovery. Japan's liberal rulers replaced; military-run cabinets make ...

New Year's is the most important traditional holiday celebrated in Japan. In the pre-World War II Osaka of my childhood, where my parents ran a shop that sold baby clothes and bedding, old customs and ...

The notes were dictated by the emperor and written down by an aide A memoir by former Japanese Emperor ... senior government figures he was not tried for war crimes after WW2 but continued to ...

An unexploded bomb dropped during World War II and subsequently buried at a Japanese airport exploded Wednesday morning. This damaged a runway and canceled more than 80 flights, but no one was ...

Sao Paulo--The Brazilian government on Thursday apologized for human rights violations in the persecution and incarceration of Japanese immigrants in the years during and after World War II.

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Japan faced insurmountable odds in WWII against the U.S. due to America's industrial and military supremacy. However, Japan might have improved its chances by employing a more strategic approach.