In the final years of World War II, Japan launched a secret weapon designed to strike the American mainland from across the Pacific. Using high altitude jet streams, massive balloon bombs drifted more ...

A single photograph taken after D Day shows an Asian soldier in German uniform captured by Allied forces. His identity sparked decades of debate. Some claim he was a Korean conscript forced to fight ...

World War II narratives, up for grabs. In September, China held a military parade to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II. Cannon fire, fighter jets, missil ...

TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, who recently triggered China’s fury with a comment suggesting a Chinese move against Taiwan could prompt a Japanese military response, said Tuesday ...

TOKYO (AP) — Japan was assessing damage Tuesday and cautioning people of potential aftershocks after a late-night 7.5 magnitude earthquake caused injuries, light damage and a tsunami in Pacific ...

A former schoolteacher armed with a radio and a force of Solomon Islander scouts became one of World War II's most legendary ...

A diplomatic row with Japan over Taiwan has China turning to Britain and France for support, appealing to their shared history as wartime allies. By David Pierson Reporting from Hong Kong China’s ...

This drama is full of wholesome charm, and its quaint historical setting makes it the perfect watch for the winter season.

Soldiers from the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force salute an officer during a ceremony at the Japanese base in Djibouti, Jan. 8, 2020. Credit: Japanese Ministry of Defense Despite her high approval ...

World War II Navy veteran Ira “Ike” Schab, one of the dwindling number of survivors of the 1941 Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor, has died. He was 105.

Premieres Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2026 at 9 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream with KPBS+. Eighty years after the devastating atomic bombings ...

TOKYO >> President Donald Trump asked Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi avoid further escalation in a dispute with China during a call this week, two Japanese government sources with knowledge of ...