Japan’s invasion of Alaska and the only World War II land campaign on American soil

The campaign began on June 3 and 4, 1942, when Japanese aircraft launched air attacks against the U.S. naval base at Dutch ...

WWII aircraft bunkers in west Japan city once hated by locals now a fortress of peace

Once-despised "entai" concrete bunkers built here during World War II to protect military aircraft should be preserved as "a ...
Smithsonian Magazine

A Batch of Undelivered WWII Letters Intended for Japanese Soldiers Ended Up in an Oregon Museum Decades Later. Now, Experts Are Returning the Lost Correspondence to Their Families

People line up for rations of beans and water in Japan following the country's defeat in World War II, in September 1945. Pictures from History / Universal Images Group via Getty Images On October 10, ...
SlashGear

Every Japanese Aircraft Carrier Sunk In WWII

World War II, true to its name, was fought across many fronts, with battles raging around the world over land, sea, and air. In the Pacific theater, especially, the Japanese and Allied military fought ...
Time

How Japan’s Outgoing Leader Could Break From Tradition in Talking About World War II

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba bows to the crowd after giving a speech during the 80th anniversary ceremony of the U.S. atomic bombing of Hiroshima at the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park on ...