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VJ Day was declared when emperor Hiroito ordered his people to stop fighting in second world war ... ( read original story ...)

The officers were little concerned by mass civilian casualties inflicted by the US bombing of Japan's cities. Instead they were focused on one thing: the survival of the imperial ... ( read original story ...)

Flight Lieutenant Norman Wilson still remembers the roar of the Sunderland flying boat he flew to deadly effect in the closing days of the Second World War.He and fellow crew members from 209 Squadron ... ( read original story ...)

A Japanese company has created an experience that follows social distancing guidelines yet remains absolutely terrifying -- a drive-in haunted house. ( read original story ...)

Japan will mark the 75th anniversary of its World War Two surrender on Saturday in a memorial ceremony scaled back because of the COVID-19 pandemic, as ties with neighbours China and South Korea ... ( read original story ...)

The emperor spoke on a scratchy recording, and ended World War II. An era of global devastation ended with announcement of Japan’s surrender. ( read original story ...)

Shinzo Abe had planned to visit family during O-bon holiday but political rival Tokyo mayor calls on capital’s residents to stay home ... ( read original story ...)

World marathon record holder runs in the wild at the world-famous Maasai Mara, with wildebeest in tow, to champion Kenyan cause. ( read original story ...)

OSAKA--Researchers have unearthed human bones from more than 1,500 people at a former cemetery that is part of a large-scale redevelopment plan near JR Osaka Station. Osaka City’s board of education ... ( read original story ...)

President Moon Jae-in vowed on Friday to spotlight the plight of South Korea's last few surviving "comfort women", as those forced to work in Japan's wartime brothels are known, in efforts to resolve ... ( read original story ...)

A Japanese company has created an experience that follows social distancing guidelines yet remains absolutely terrifying -- a drive-in haunted house. ( read original story ...)

For years, orphans in Japan were punished just for surviving the war. They were bullied. They were called trash and left to fend for themselves on the street. Police ... ( read original story ...)

Veteran Tony DeFilippis and filmmaker Tim Gray commemorate 75th anniversary of VJ Day. Our goal is to create a safe and engaging place for users to connect over interests and passions. In order to ... ( read original story ...)

It is the noise that Betty Webb remembers most about being in America at the end of the Second World War. “I had never heard such a racket,” she says. “Half of Washington had fixed their car horns and ... ( read original story ...)

Japan’s official defeat was staged on the USS Missouri. The document signed by the representatives of the Allied Powers and Japan declared the unconditional surrender of the Imperial General ... ( read original story ...)

How Doha disappointment could lead to the Tokyo podium for British sprinter Adam Gemili. ( read original story ...)