BBC's Tokyo correspondent Shaimaa Khalil explains why in Japan the 15 August is a mourning occasion known as the "Memorial ...

A group of Shinto priests from Japan rushed to the Long Island Museum of American Armor to commemorate the 80th anniversary of World War II's end after being invited to a military-filled ceremony at ...

Eighty years ago today on Sept. 2, 1945, Japan formally surrendered to the Allied Powers, bringing an end to World War II.

The napalm bombing of Japanese cities remains far less notorious than the atomic attacks on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, even though more people died.

The true commemoration of V-J Day lies in our actions: recording veterans’ testimonies before they are lost; teaching the next generation the human cost of war; strengthening alliances that ...

May 8, 1945 - a bright day in history that witnessed the world erupting in joy as the war in Europe ended after years of ...

Japan signed documents of surrender 80 years ago this week. America's stability in the decades that followed was built on the ...

The first reports were met with disbelief. A single bomb with the explosive force to level a city; a bomb, detonated with such intensity it burned as bright as — maybe, even brighter than — the sun.

Japan and China are marking the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II with major events on different dates ...

The Northcoast Veterans Museum quietly celebrates 80th anniversary of V-J Day. Stories from WWII are told in museum displays.

As the nation marks 80 years since World War II ended, 98-year-old Navy veteran Bill Reeves of Henrico recalls his service ...

Did you know that a Millersport man predicted the end of the war with Japan within less than four hours of the formal end of ...