U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth on Saturday praised American-Japanese friendship and trust while attending a memorial ...

For the 80th Reunion of Honor, seven WWII veterans will return to Iwo Jima and be joined by defense secretaries from the US ...

With veterans watching on, a bronze sculpture honoring the World War II battle of Iwo Jima was lifted onto a ... the monument needed to be developed. Memorial bricks will also be placed on the ...

TOKYO (AP) — U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth praised Saturday the friendship and trust that his country and Japan have developed while attending a memorial service on Iwo Jima to honor ...

“I’d like to pay my respects to the souls of those who fought for our country on Iwo Jima and renew our pledge to peace,” Mr Ishiba said at the joint Japan-US memorial service on the island.

Tokyo, March 28 (Jiji Press)--Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said Friday that he will visit Ioto, widely known as Iwo Jima ... committee meeting. The memorial event will be held jointly ...

One of the most famous WWII photos was taken on Feb. 23, 1945 when U.S. Marines raised a small American flag atop Mount Suribachi on Iwo Jima. March 26, 2025 marks the 80th anniversary of the ...