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Biden says uncle’s remains never found during WWII due to cannibals

While the claim contradicts the DPAA report about his uncle's fate, Biden's comments on cannibalism in the region during WWII are not far off.

By Claire Barrett

4 weeks ago

Sunken World War II carrier resting place identified 78 years later

The USS Ommaney Bay came under attack on January 4, 1945, when it was struck by a Japanese kamikaze pilot.

By Claire Barrett and Jon Simkins

6 months ago

2 key US Cabinet members visit Japan for China-focused talks

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Tokyo on Monday for meetings meant to reaffirm America’s commitment to the region.

3 years ago

China says Japan-US security treaty a product of Cold War

The 1960 security treaty assures the U.S. would come to Japan's aid in the event of an outside attack on Japanese forces or territory.

3 years ago

Excerpt from ‘The Eagles of Heart Mountain’ by Bradford Pearson

Bradford Pearson's “The Eagles of Heart Mountain: A True Story of Football, Incarceration, and Resistance in World War II America” is a never-before-told tale about a World War II incarceration camp in Wyoming and its extraordinary high school football team.

By Bradford Pearson

3 years ago

75 years later, can Asia shake off shackles of the past?

Northeast Asia doesn’t so much repeat history as drag it along like an anchor.

4 years ago

Guam residents compensated for World War II atrocities decades later

A 1951 peace treaty forgave Japan of the responsibility to pay Guam reparations.

4 years ago

Was Iwo Jima worth the cost?

After a staggering loss of life on the island, American military leaders scrambled to justify the invasion

By Robert S. Burrell, MHQ — The Quarterly Journal of Military History

4 years ago

Marking 60th anniversary of defense treaty, Abe vows to boost Japan’s role in US alliance

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe pledged Sunday to bolster his country’s role under its security pact with the U.S. in “outer space and cyberspace,” as the allies marked the 60th anniversary of a treaty that has been the basis for their postwar defense alliance.

4 years ago

Japan, US say 3-way ties with South Korea are key to security

The chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. Mark Milley, agreed with Japanese officials Tuesday that three-way cooperation with South Korea is key to regional security and that an intelligence sharing pact between Tokyo and Seoul should not be scrapped.

5 years ago

Killed at Pearl Harbor, World War II sailor comes home

Saturday would've been his 103rd birthday.

5 years ago

American troops begin annual military exercise with Philippine, Japan forces

More than 2,000 U.S. and Philippine military personnel, along with a small contingent of Japanese forces, began annual combat exercises on Wednesday aimed at responding rapidly to crises and natural disasters and underscoring their commitment to keep the region "free and open."

5 years ago