Japan’s Supreme Court rendered judgment in January on a suit that was initially brought by 27 Korean plaintiffs in 2013. The ...

2016), she spoke about her perspective on the ending of World War II. The Princess gave the 11 ... Prince Mikasa -- the younger brother of then Emperor Hirohito (posthumously known as Emperor ...

From the Cuban missile crisis to the election of Donald Trump, history has seen inflection points where alternative outcomes ...

Politicians are leaders, they can fake statesmanship. It is attributed to Lee KuanYew that he once remarked, ‘anybody who ...

But one aspect that isn't on the itinerary are the Indonesians who were mobilized as laborers during Japan's occupation ... Naruhito and Masako, both born after World War II, have heard stories ...

Dec. 7, 1941 – that the Japanese attacked the United States Naval Base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Although America learned of the attack via radio ...

A German submarine torpedoed the "Vital de Oliveira" in July 1944, killing some 100 of the 270 crew members onboard ...

On May 3, 1945, during its second war patrol, Lagarto was lost with all 80 crew members aboard. This year marks the 80th ...

Brazilian Navy On July 19, 1944, a Nazi submarine torpedoed and sank the Vital de Oliveira, a Brazilian ship that transported troops during World War II. Now, more than 80 years later ...

WASHINGTON — During the height of World War II, more than 900 service members, civilians and crew aboard the U.S. Army Transport Dorchester sailed through the North Atlantic for Greenland.