BBC's Tokyo correspondent Shaimaa Khalil explains why in Japan the 15 August is a mourning occasion known as the "Memorial ...

TOKYO — Friday is the 80th anniversary of then-Emperor Hirohito's announcement of Japan's World War II surrender, but as living witnesses die and memories fade, questions remain in Japan about how the ...

A group of Shinto priests from Japan rushed to the Long Island Museum of American Armor to commemorate the 80th anniversary of World War II's end after being invited to a military-filled ceremony at ...

Eighty years ago today on Sept. 2, 1945, Japan formally surrendered to the Allied Powers, bringing an end to World War II.

The napalm bombing of Japanese cities remains far less notorious than the atomic attacks on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, even though more people died.

May 8, 1945 - a bright day in history that witnessed the world erupting in joy as the war in Europe ended after years of ...

The true commemoration of V-J Day lies in our actions: recording veterans’ testimonies before they are lost; teaching the next generation the human cost of war; strengthening alliances that ...

Eighty years ago this week marked the formal end to World War II when Imperial Japan surrendered to the Allies aboard a US ...

The first reports were met with disbelief. A single bomb with the explosive force to level a city; a bomb, detonated with such intensity it burned as bright as — maybe, even brighter than — the sun.

Japan and China are marking the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II with major events on different dates ...

TOKYO (AP) — Friday is the 80th anniversary of then-Emperor Hirohito's announcement of Japan's World War II surrender, but as living witnesses die and memories fade, questions remain in Japan about ...

As the nation marks 80 years since World War II ended, 98-year-old Navy veteran Bill Reeves of Henrico recalls his service ...