The tiny island of Iwo Jima in the Pacific Ocean lies around 1,250km from Tokyo and was the scene of five weeks of brutal combat between Japanese ... Japan and the US are each other’s top ...

Two Long Island historical memorabilia collectors say they will turn over 41 flags carried ... focuses on postwar Japan and recovery of war dead, said in an email that the Japanese government ...

Japan is Hegseth’s second stop after ... In a sign of reconciliation, Cram said he brought a flag he took from a Japanese soldier and handed it over to one of Japanese officials at the ceremony ...

The United States has taken the first step toward upgrading its military operation in Japan to a joint force headquarters, ...

He was joined by U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Gen Nakatani, the Japanese defense minister ... countries and Tokyo’s commitment to the Japan-U.S. security alliance as the 80th ...

"Johnny Cash wrote the song, 'The Ballad of Ira Hayes,' with these words included about his life after his service and what it had done to him: 'When war came, ...

a young Japanese soldier who died at just 24 years old in the final days of World War II. Wanting to return the flag in person, Dorsey traveled to Japan, accompanied by Stars and Stripes ...

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth hailed the “shared warrior ethos” between the US and Japan Saturday on Iwo Jiwa, where he ...

TOKYO — Twenty minutes from the Tokyo Dome sits another of Japan’s most revered ... in seeing the country’s top league, Nippon Professional Baseball. Plenty of Japanese fans have been ...

Japan's top government spokesperson said on Monday. An announcement by China's foreign ministry on Friday said Ishiba had said Japan "respects" the positions of the Chinese side, as detailed by ...

TOKYO :Japanese companies have agreed to raise pay ... to the final 5.1 per cent average announced in July. The Bank of Japan kept interest rates steady on Wednesday and warned of heightening ...