When the war finally broke out and Japan started conquering British, Dutch, French, and American territories, waves of volunteers of different nationalities joined the ranks of the Imperial Army.

We’ve all heard accounts from our olds. Before the Occupation, Japanese migrant workers flocked to Philippine cities.

Age is certainly catching up with them. Of the 900,000-odd Australians who donned a uniform in World War II, fewer than 1300 ...

Trained in the shadow of samurai tradition, these soldiers were taught to fight with unshakable loyalty, brutal discipline, and a bayonet they saw as their modern sword. Prime Minister Mark Carney ...

I was researching for facts and dates to write about the 82-day brutal battle to capture Okinawa from the Imperial Japanese Army. In 1945 Easter Sunday was April 1, no joke. It was also D-Day for the ...

In February 1877, Takamori Saigo (1828-1877), the leader of the Satsuma Rebellion, launched an all-out assault on Kumamoto Castle that was being defended by the Imperial Japanese Army. With his ...

and the Imperial Army followed with its own unit. Across the globe, their missions are called kamikaze, but in Japan they are better known as "tokko," which means "special attack." The pilots flew ...

Question: I've heard that the national government is investigating former Imperial Japanese military personnel who suffered from mental disorders due to war. What kind of illness is it?

A joint U.S.-Japan investigation team was dispatched for the first time in 2024 to Iwoto Island, formerly known as Iwojima, ...

and the Imperial Army followed with its own unit. Internationally their missions are called kamikaze, but in Japan they are better known as “tokko,” which means “special attack.” ...

The Battle of Iwojima lasted about a month after U.S. forces landed in February 1945, with an estimated 21,900 Japanese and 7,000 U.S. soldiers killed. Dressed in black, the imperial couple ...