A general in the Japanese imperial army, Nogi was considered a national hero for his service during Japan’s international conflicts in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

The Imperial Japanese Army was victorious early on in the Pacific theatre. As the war progressed and the situation became more desperate for the army, Japanese soldiers started to use more ...

On December 22, 1941, the 14th Japanese Imperial Army, under the command of Lieutenant General Masaharu Homma, landed at Lingayen Gulf in Northern Luzon. The 14th Army, with approximately 43,000 ...

Thousands of so-called “comfort women” were sold and forced into prostitution by the Japanese Imperial Army during World War II, with most of the women coming from occupied countries like ...

TOKYO — A photograph of a mass grave for Japanese soldiers who died on Iwoto island, formerly known as Iwo Jima, was found at the U.S. National Archives, along with a record of 12 soldiers who ...