Despite the strong family opposition, about 650 Japanese women in their 20s decided to come to Australia, where the language ...

It authorized the War Department to designate “military areas” and then exclude anyone from them whom it felt to be a danger. But it had a specific target: the more than 110,000 Japanese ...

The Tokyo trials were not the only forum for the punishment of Japanese war criminals, merely the most visible. In fact, the Asian countries victimized by the Japanese war machine tried far more ...

Two Long Island historical memorabilia collectors say they will turn over 41 flags carried by Japanese servicemen in World War II — the only trace of some soldiers whose bodies were never recovered — ...

I was 19 when the war began. As Japanese forces moved closer towards ... They accused me of being a deserter, and began investigating my background to find out who I really was.

The attack on Pearl Harbor was a defining moment in American history, pushing the nation into a global war. However, it also ...

China was weak and Japan had an interest in acquiring land for herself. Japanese negotiations to avoid war were ignored by Tsarist officials and hence the war began. Japanese troops storm a ...