The attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, was a turning point in world history, pulling the United States directly into ...

As World War II reached its final stage in 1945, America faced a critical decision: whether to launch a full-scale invasion of Japan or pursue another path to end the war. The invasion plan, known as ...

The Second World War ended eight decades ago this summer. But its specter looms large today. The war ended empires, upended ...

Since its surrender to Allied forces in 1945, Japan has undergone monumental change. Here are the key shifts of the past 80 years.

The Pacific Theater of World War II was one of the most ferocious naval campaigns in history during which capital ships ...

Eighty years ago this month, the United States dropped nuclear bombs on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, ushering in the Atomic Age and ...

In Japan and South Korea there is deepening concern over the reliability of long-time American security guarantees – whether ...

The country’s postwar history was a remarkable story of national rebirth. Now the assumptions that underpinned the last 80 years of policy are being stressed to the limit.

America's decision to drop atomic bombs on Japan was a tragic necessity for peace.

With China as its new rival, America is reviving old wartime facilities across the Pacific. Tinian once allowed its bombers ...