An estimated 240,000 people were killed or went missing in the Battle of Okinawa during World War II. Eighty years later, the ...

After his plane was shot down, Glenn H. Hodak was sent to a military prison in Tokyo, where he was killed by U.S. firebombing ...

The nonprofit Project Recover and divers with Honolulu-based Legion Undersea Services help bring closure for families.

In World War II, ‘Mulberry Harbours’ were used by American and British soldiers in the D-Day landings; China today is using ...

China's military concluded two-day war games around Taiwan in which it held long-range, live-fire drills in the East China ...

Newsweek's weekly update maps the locations of 13 aircraft carriers in the Indo-Pacific region as of March 21.

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on March 29 went to the Pacific island of Iwoto, better known to the world as Iwo Jima, to honor the thousands of soldiers who perished there in fierce fighting 80 ...

State Route 102 in Box Elder County is to be renamed in honor of four Borgstrom brothers killed in a six-month span during ...

Take an opportunity to explore a few unique and relatively recent ruins from prior to World War II on our island by journeying to the Libugon Radio Station of Asan, Aguada Power Plant of Piti, and ...

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth attended on Saturday a war memorial service on Iwoto Island in the Pacific as he kicked off his first official visit to Japan, showcasing the alliance between the ...

Ryan Chan is a Newsweek reporter based in Hong Kong, where he previously had over a decade of experience at a local newspaper, covering China and current events around the world. His focus is on ...