Two Long Island historical memorabilia collectors say they will turn over 41 flags carried by Japanese servicemen in World ...

The 442nd Regiment, combined with the 100th Infantry Battalion, is the most decorated combat unit in U.S. military history.

A revision of history or a reconfiguration to align with current policies? That is the question for the Army after the ...

Mina Watanabe has made it her life’s work to tell the stories of the women who were sexually enslaved by the Japanese ...

Eleven explosive ordnance disposal divers from the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force’s Sub Area Activity Okinawa unit set off ...

The remains of some 1,400 people sit in storage for possible identification with DNA testing. So far just six have been identified and returned to their families.

In this episode of Wars of the World Deadliest Combatants we take a look at some of the most proficient and feared warriors of the Empire of Japan. These are the Deadliest Japanese of World War II.

Takamatsu Gushiken turns on a headlamp and enters a cave buried in Okinawa's jungle. He gently runs his fingers through the gravel until two pieces of bone emerge. These are from the skulls, he ...

As a volunteer cave digger, Takamatsu Gushiken has unearthed the remains of several hundred people killed in one of the ...

Takamatsu Gushiken hunts caves in Okinawa’s jungles for the bones of those who died in the WWII Battle of Okinawa, one of the ...