Almost 90 US B-29 bombers dropped about 6,000 tons of napalm on Kumagaya, Japan, on the night of August 14-15, 1945. Eighty years later, the scars of that American firebombing remain.

More than 4,000 people on Monday filled an Okinawa park to mark the 80th anniversary of Japan's final WWII battle.

The city will be forever haunted by its past, but it is also the gateway to a stunning region, where tradition meet ...

A great exchange rate, ChatGPT, and kimono-wearing bros have turned Kyoto into the loveliest tourist trap on earth.

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Discover the ancient history of Anuradhapura and the breathtaking views from Little Adam’s Peak in Ella, considered one of the most beautiful train rides in the world ... or the Japanese Peace Pagoda ...

Pope Leo XIV is a member of the Order of Saint Augustine, the oldest monastic order, and as Prior General of the order, he ...

FUKUOKA, Japan - “Eighty years ago today, (my father, Lt. Kentaro Toji) was one of the executioners in an incident involving ...

Just two days before the exact date (July 5, 2025) that manga artist Ryo Tatsuki predicted in her cult novel The Future I Saw ...

This year marks the 80th anniversary of the victory in the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and ...

Eight decades since the end of World War Two, conflict still plagues humanity. But some people are hopeful we can avoid a return to our darkest days. NHK WORLD-JAPAN is compiling their stories as ...

The Japanese army has begun deploying its fleet of V-22 Ospreys on a newly opened permanent base in the southwest, the latest ...