Friday is the 80th anniversary of then-Emperor Hirohito's announcement of Japan's World War II surrender, but as living ...

TOKYO, Aug. 15 -- Fifty-six years after the fighting ended, Japan continued to wrestle today with its wartime history, as top government officials marked the anniversary of Japan's World War II ...

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba expressed “remorse” over the war in an Aug. 15 address. The regretful behavior reflects a ...

Japan is paying tribute to more than 3 million war dead as the country marks its surrender 80 years ago, ending World War II, ...

TOKYO -- Emperor Akihito expressed rare "deep remorse" over his country's wartime actions in an address Saturday marking the 70th anniversary of Japan's World War II surrender, a day after the ...

Rhode Island native John DeLeo served in the U.S. Navy during World War II and is one of the last living witnesses to the Japanese surrender.