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

As the Allies advanced through the Solomons in mid-1943, their next objective was Kolombangara. But what awaited them was a ...

The author gratefully acknowledges assistance for this article from Darlene Dingman, who suggested the topic, and the ...

Coral Sea ended in a tactical victory for the Japanese, seeing the sinking of Lexington, but a strategic win for the ...

Here's why this city in Japan is quickly becoming one of the world's top tourist destinations and why you will want to add it ...

More than 14 U.S. Army and Marine divisions never landed on X-Day of Operation Downfall, the planned invasion of Japan to end ...

Last week we saw the Japanese launch a surprise attack on the Russians at Port Arthur and the early stages of the ensuing ...

Excerpted with permission from the publisher The Hiroshima Men: The Quest to Build the Atomic Bomb, and the Fateful Decision ...

AZUMINO, Japan (AP) — In the foothills of Japan’s Northern Alps, people are chasing monkeys.

A digger is being used to help the battle against the spread of Japanese knotweed along a village's eroding cliffs. In September, North Norfolk District Council (NNDC) agreed to spend £120,000 on ...

Two recent aircraft carriers—each named USS Enterprise—would have made memorable museum ships. For various reasons, neither could be saved.