The historical issues in East Asia have long been a blindspot for the United States. Time to start paying attention.

Among them were 53 Australian army nursing sisters. Two days later, 21 who made it to Radji Beach lay dead, machine-gunned by ...

In the winter of 2022, archaeologists discovered several cellars filled with World War II artifacts beneath the streets of ...

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A medieval sword has gone on display at a museum in the Netherlands after its chance discovery during a dredging operation on ...

Okinawa marked the day when one of the harshest battles of World War II fought on the southern island ended 80 years ago. In the face of growing global tensions, ...

Sword seized after WWII may return to Japan after 50+ years . ... Michi Nelson, who speaks Japanese. She took pictures of the sword and its inscriptions and sent the photos to her father in Japan.

Inside the foundry forging $15,000 artisanal samurai swords. ... After World War II, ... “was that this would allow people to appreciate Japanese swords safely and thus focus more on their beauty.

At the same time, their Japanese opponents had yet to fully address the threat that these underwater marauders posed to the ...

German submarines sank 56 Allied ships in the region and damaged another 14, losing just one of their own in the process ...

They may have had rocket-powered kamikaze planes and secret jet fighters, but the Japanese army was somewhat underequipped during WWII.Their Arisaka bolt-action rifle, for instance, could not keep ...