On 1940, Romania signed the Tripartite Pact, joining the Axis powers of Germany, Italy and Japan in World War II.

After World War II ended, Japan’s sudden surrender brought an end to its harsh occupation of Indonesia and created a power ...

Wall St. Insights Japan occupied all or part of over 20 countries during World War II. The U.S. and its allies liberated many ...

The aftermath of the Second World War was incredibly chaotic and missing Japanese soldiers that turned up years later weren’t ...

When most people think of the Pacific Theater of World War II, they envision tropical islands, heat, and jungle combat.

Army historian Peter Knight joins WIRED to answer the internet’s burning questions about World War II. What is the timeline ...

The “Dancing Mouse”—the Clemson-class destroyer more formally known as the USS Edsall— and its more-than-200 servicemen went ...

George Takei was among the Japanese-Americans detained at camps after Japan’s surprise attack on Pearl Harbor, Dec. 7, 1941.

WWII veteran and beloved educator Yoshio “Yosh” Nakamura, a member of the historic 442nd regiment, has died at 100.

After nearly eighty years, an Idaho soldier is finally coming home. This June, the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency ...

Japanese American actor George Takei, of “Star Trek” fame, has long used his stardom to champion worthy causes such as human ...

Hook’s 11-page memoir is on the website, The World War II Experience, a local nonprofit that preserves the stories of the ...